South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 189

                    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
History


 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 189   House   May 28, 1991  Objection withdrawn by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
                             Committee
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(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.