Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:189 Ratification Number:265 Act Number:257 Primary Sponsor:Giese Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Fireworks, list of permissible Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Feb 05, 1992 Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBX/22832 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:Feb 18, 1992 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Jan 29, 1992 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:Feb 18, 1992 Last History Type:Act No. 257 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Giese Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 189 ------ Feb 18, 1992 Act No. 257 189 ------ Feb 18, 1992 Signed by Governor 189 ------ Feb 13, 1992 Ratified R 265 189 Senate Feb 05, 1992 Concurred in House amendment, enrolled for ratification 189 House Jan 30, 1992 Read third time, returned to Senate with amendment 189 House Jan 29, 1992 Amended, read second time 189 House May 30, 1991 Objection by Representative 189 House May 28, 1991 Objection withdrawn by Representative 189 House May 15, 1991 Objection by Representative 189 House May 01, 1991 Recalled from Committee 26 189 House Apr 23, 1991 Tabled in Committee 26 189 House Mar 20, 1991 Referred to Committee 26 189 House Mar 20, 1991 Recalled from Committee 25 189 House Mar 06, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to Committee 189 Senate Mar 05, 1991 Amended, read third time, sent to House 189 Senate Feb 26, 1991 Carried over, to be next considered on Wednesday, February 27 189 Senate Feb 20, 1991 Read second time, notice of general amendments 189 Senate Feb 07, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 08 189 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 08 time, referred to Committee 189 Senate Sep 17, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 08 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A257, R265, S189)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-35-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SALE, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, OR USE OF IMPERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS AND THE ENUMERATION OF PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS, SO AS TO REDEFINE THE PERMISSIBLE BOTTLE ROCKETS AND PROVIDE THAT ALL BOTTLE ROCKETS SMALLER THAN PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION MAY BE STORED BY LICENSED WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS FOR OUT-OF-STATE DISTRIBUTION ONLY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Permissible bottle rockets; other bottle rockets
SECTION 1. Section 23-35-10(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(2) Bottle type rockets whose motor is a minimum one-half of an inch in diameter and a minimum three inches in length, whose stabilizing stick is a minimum fifteen inches in length, and whose total pyrotechnic composition does not exceed twenty grams each in weight; however, all bottle type rockets smaller than provided for in this item may be stored by licensed wholesale distributors for out-of-state distribution only;"
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 2, 1993.
Approved the 18th day of February, 1992.