Bill Title: Amends the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois and the Pyrotechnic Use Act. Provides that "fireworks" and "consumer fireworks" do not include handheld or ground-based sparklers that are nonexplosive and nonaerial, sometimes producing a crackling or whistling effect, and containing 75 grams or less of pyrotechnic composition per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes (rather than only sparklers) or wood stick or wire sparklers containing not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture per item. Effective January 1, 2024.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-19 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney [SB1256 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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