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Subcommittee clears bill to allow tents at temporary fireworks sales
Summary
A Regulated Industries subcommittee voted to allow tents at temporary fireworks retail locations, aligning state rules with common national practice while keeping local fire marshal permitting and a 1,000‑foot hydrant buffer in place; the measure advances with a do‑pass recommendation.
The Professional and Occupational Licensing Subcommittee of the Committee on Regulated Industries voted to advance HB101095, a bill that removes a prohibition on tents and canopies at temporary fireworks retail locations and clarifies related definitions.
Chairman Powell, who introduced the bill, said the substitute (LC640044S) strikes the word “temporary” in several places to allow tents to serve as an approved temporary location. He said the bill retains…
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