2025 Regular Session

House Bill 644

Fireworks; authorize sale and purchase of year-round from permanent structure.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-13-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE FIREWORKS KEPT FOR SALE AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TO BE LOCATED WITHIN A PERMANENT STRUCTURE; TO AMEND SECTION 45-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF FIREWORKS YEAR-ROUND; TO AMEND SECTION 45-13-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT FROM A FELONY TO A MISDEMEANOR; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 45-13-1, 45-13-3, 45-13-11, 45-13-13, 45-13-101, 45-13-103, 45-13-105, 45-13-107, 45-13-109 AND 21-19-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND PRESERVING GOOD ORDER AND PEACE, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-37-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE A MINOR NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 15 to February 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 days

Judiciary AJan 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 15 – Feb 4

Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
Feb 4Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives