VA SB8 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Statewide Fire Prevention Code; State Fire Marshal; regulation of pyrotechnicians and fireworks operators. Provides for the State Fire Marshal to establish a certification program for pyrotechnician or fireworks operator to design, setup, conduct or supervise the design, setup or conducting of any fireworks display, either inside a building or outdoors. The bill also (i) adds a definition of fireworks operator or pyrotechnician, (ii) requires that at least one person holding a valid certification is present at the site where the fireworks display is being conducted, (iii) provides clarifies that the certification requirement does not apply to the use or display of permissible fireworks or in connection with any fireworks display conducted by a volunteer fire department provided one member of the volunteer fire department holds a valid certification. The bill is identical to

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Title

Fire Prevention Code, Statewide; pyrotechnician or fireworks operator must be certified.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-03-13 - House - House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (73-Y 21-N 3-A) (Y: 73 N: 23 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2010-03-12 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 6-N) (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-08 - Senate - Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (5-Y 35-N) (Y: 5 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2010-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (82-Y 18-N) (Y: 82 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-02 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-23 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (Y: 23 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-04-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)
2010-04-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 587 (effective 7/1/10)
2010-03-25 Senate: Signed by President
2010-03-22 House: Signed by Speaker
2010-03-22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB8ER)
2010-03-22 Senate: Enrolled
2010-03-13 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (73-Y 21-N 3-A)
2010-03-13 House: Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 21-N 3-N)
2010-03-12 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 6-N)
2010-03-11 House: Delegates: Cosgrove, Rust, James
2010-03-11 House: Conferees appointed by House
2010-03-10 Senate: Senators: Blevins, Stuart, Locke
2010-03-10 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2010-03-10 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2010-03-09 House: House requested conference committee
2010-03-09 House: House insisted on amendments
2010-03-08 Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (5-Y 35-N)
2010-03-04 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (82-Y 18-N)
2010-03-04 House: Passed House with amendments (82-Y 18-N)
2010-03-04 House: Amendment by Delegate Cosgrove agreed to
2010-03-04 House: Committee amendment #3 agreed to
2010-03-04 House: Committee amendments #1 and #2 agreed to
2010-03-04 House: Read third time
2010-03-03 House: Read second time
2010-03-02 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (17-Y 5-N)
2010-02-24 House: Read second time
2010-02-24 House: Rereferred to General Laws
2010-02-24 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
2010-02-23 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (15-Y 7-N)
2010-02-18 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2010-02-18 House: Read first time
2010-02-18 House: Placed on Calendar
2010-02-16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
2010-02-15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB8S1
2010-02-15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105113D-S1
2010-02-15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2010-02-15 Senate: Read second time
2010-02-12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2010-02-10 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
2010-02-10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105113D-S1
2009-12-10 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2009-12-10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100065D

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+SB8
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB8+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB8S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SB8ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0587+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S12V0131+SB0008
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0280SB0008+SB0008
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0323SB0008+SB0008
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H11V0202+SB0008
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H11V0241+SB0008
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1252+SB0008
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0672SB0008+SB0008
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0783SB0008+SB0008
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0889SB0008+SB0008
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1641+SB0008

Bill Comments

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