Bill Text: IL HB1876 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Fireworks Use Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1876 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB1876-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB1876 Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Donald L. Moffitt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
425 ILCS 35/1 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127
Amends the Fireworks Use Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Fireworks Use Act is amended by changing
Section 1 as follows:
(425 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127)
Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, the the following
words shall have the following meanings:
"1.3G fireworks" means those fireworks used for
professional outdoor displays and classified as fireworks
UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335 by the United States Department of
Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101.
"Consumer distributor" means any person who distributes,
offers for sale, sells, or exchanges for consideration consumer
fireworks in Illinois to another distributor or directly to any
retailer or person for resale.
"Consumer fireworks" means those fireworks that must
comply with the construction, chemical composition, and
labeling regulations of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety
Commission, as set forth in 16 C.F.R. Parts 1500 and 1507, and
classified as fireworks UN0336 or UN0337 by the United States
Department of Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101.
"Consumer fireworks" shall not include snake or glow worm

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pellets; smoke devices; trick noisemakers known as "party
poppers", "booby traps", "snappers", "trick matches",
"cigarette loads", and "auto burglar alarms"; sparklers; toy
pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other devices in which paper
or plastic caps containing twenty-five hundredths grains or
less of explosive compound are used, provided they are so
constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap
when in place for the explosion; and toy pistol paper or
plastic caps that contain less than twenty hundredths grains of
explosive mixture; the sale and use of which shall be permitted
at all times.
"Consumer fireworks display" or "consumer display" means
the detonation, ignition, or deflagration of consumer
fireworks to produce a visual or audible effect.
"Consumer operator" means an adult individual who is
responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the
consumer fireworks display and who has completed the training
required in Section 2.2 of this Act.
"Consumer retailer" means any person who offers for sale,
sells, or exchanges for consideration consumer fireworks in
Illinois directly to any person with a consumer display permit.
"Display fireworks" means 1.3G or special effects
fireworks or as further defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor
and Operator Licensing Act.
"Flame effect" means the detonation, ignition, or
deflagration of flammable gases, liquids, or special materials

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to produce a thermal, physical, visual, or audible effect
before the public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of
whether admission is charged, in accordance with National Fire
Protection Association 160 guidelines, and as may be further
defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing
Act.
"Lead pyrotechnic operator" means an individual who is
responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the
pyrotechnic display and who is licensed pursuant to the
Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act.
"Person" means an individual, firm, corporation,
association, partnership, company, consortium, joint venture,
or commercial entity.
"Pyrotechnic display" means the detonation, ignition, or
deflagration of display fireworks or flame effects to produce
visual or audible effects of a exhibitional nature before the
public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of whether
admission is charged, and as may be further defined in the
Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act.
"Special effects fireworks" means pyrotechnic devices used
for special effects by professionals in the performing arts in
conjunction with theatrical, musical, or other productions
that are similar to consumer fireworks in chemical compositions
and construction, but are not intended for consumer use and are
not labeled as such or identified as "intended for indoor use".
"Special effects fireworks" are classified as fireworks UN0431

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or UN0432 by the United States Department of Transportation
under 49 C.F.R. 172.101.
(Source: P.A. 94-658, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)