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SB1333 • 2026

Fireworks

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 104, relative to fireworks.

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Sponsor
Yager
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the exact section of Tennessee Code Annotated being updated or how it will affect exhibitors and public safety.

Fireworks License Time Extension

This bill changes the time limit for the fire marshal to issue a fireworks exhibitor's license after receiving an application from 60 days to 75 days.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit from 60 days to 75 days for the fire marshal to issue a fireworks exhibitor's license after receiving an application.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Fireworks exhibitors who apply for a license in Tennessee
  • The fire marshal responsible for issuing licenses

Terms To Know

fireworks exhibitor's license
A document that allows someone to legally display and sell fireworks.
fire marshal
An official who enforces fire safety laws and issues licenses for activities like displaying fireworks.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the license is not issued within 75 days.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect exhibitors or public safety.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1333
By Yager

SB1333
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68,
Chapter 104, relative to fireworks.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-104-205, is amended by deleting
the language "within sixty (60) days" and substituting "within seventy-five (75) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.