Bill Text: MI HB5967 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Fireworks: other; cross-reference to the Michigan fireworks safety act; update. Amends sec. 7d of 1941 PA 207 (MCL 29.7d).
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-23 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 07/22/2020 [HB5967 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5967-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5967
July 22, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Hope, Hood,
Sowerby, Brann and Cynthia Neeley and referred to the Committee on
Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1941 PA 207, entitled
"Fire prevention code,"
by amending section 7d (MCL 29.7d), as added by 2018 PA 636.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 7d. (1) If the environmental concerns based on
the department of natural resources fire division criteria are elevated to
extreme fire conditions or if the environmental concerns based on the
department of natural resources fire division criteria are elevated to very
high for 72 consecutive hours, the commanding officer of the fire department of
a city, village, township, or county, in consultation with the department of
natural resources, has the authority to enforce a no burning restriction that
includes a ban on the ignition, discharge, and use of consumer fireworks within
a city, village, township, or county. If a no burning restriction is instituted
under this subsection, the commanding officer of the fire department enforcing
the restriction shall ensure that adequate notice of the restriction is
provided to the public.
(2) The governor,
department of natural resources, or state fire marshal may enforce a statewide
no burning restriction, including a ban on the ignition, discharge, and use of
fireworks as provided under subsection (1).
(3) Not more than 24
hours after the fire condition is downgraded from extreme or very high fire
condition, the commanding officer of the fire department of a city, village,
township, or county that enforced a no burning restriction under subsection (1)
that included a ban on the ignition, discharge, and use of consumer fireworks
shall lift the restriction and inform the public that the restriction has been
lifted in the same manner that the restriction was announced or made known to
the public.
(4) As used in this
section, "consumer fireworks" means that term as defined in section 2
of the Michigan fireworks safety act, former 2011 PA 256. , MCL 28.452.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no. 07277'20) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.
