HB205 Alabama 2021 Session

Under existing law, the State Fire Marshal collects certain fees for issuing permits in the regulation of the manufacturing, sale, and display of fireworks, including those defined as common fireworks, and for the use of pyrotechnics before a proximate audience, all fees so collected are paid into the State Fire Marshal's Fund for the enforcement of those laws, and these fees are subject to being increased according to changes in the Consumer Price Index

This bill would redesignate common fireworks as consumer fireworks and would provide for a specific designation of sparkling devices and novelties as defined under federal law. The bill would specify that a city and county ordinance could not conflict with this act for these items

This bill would increase the fees collected by the State Fire Marshal for issuing permits in the regulation of the manufacturing, sale, and display of fireworks and for the use of pyrotechnics before a proximate audience

This bill would also provide for a semi-annual transfer of five percent of the permit fees collected by the State Fire Marshal in the regulation of fireworks and pyrotechnics to the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund

This bill would also specify that the fees may be increased at certain intervals according to increases in the Consumer Price Index

Relating to fireworks and pyrotechnics; to amend Sections 8-17-210, 8-17-211, 8-17-216.1, 8-17-217, 8-17-218, 8-17-219, 8-17-220, 8-17-225, 8-17-226, 8-17-237, 8-17-255, 34-33-11, 34-33A-12, and 36-19-29, Code of Alabama 1975; and to add Section 36-19-31 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to redesignate common fireworks as consumer fireworks and to provide for the regulation of consumer fireworks; to specify that city and county ordinances may not conflict with the regulation of certain sparkling devices and novelty fireworks as defined in this act; to increase the fees collected by the State Fire Marshal for issuing permits in the regulation of the manufacturing, sale, and display of fireworks and for the use of pyrotechnics before a proximate audience; to further provide for the operation of the State Fire Marshal's Fund and to provide retroactive effect; to provide for a transfer of five percent of the permit fees collected by the State Fire Marshal in the regulation of fireworks and pyrotechnics to the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund; and to specify that the fees may be increased at certain intervals according to increases in the Consumer Price Index.