CHAPTER 38
HB 1416-FN - FINAL VERSION
22Feb2018... 0347h
2018 SESSION
18-2695
05/06
HOUSE BILL 1416-FN
AN ACT repealing the prohibition on bottle rockets.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13; Rep. Burt, Hills. 39; Rep. Itse, Rock. 10
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill removes the prohibition on the sale of bottle rockets. The purchase of bottle rockets is permitted, provided that the purchaser also buys or owns a rocket launcher.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2018... 0347h 18-2695
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT repealing the prohibition on bottle rockets.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
38:1 Repeal. RSA 160-B:16-c, relative to the prohibition on the retail sale of bottle rockets, is repealed.
38:2 Reference Change; Definition of Permissible Fireworks. Amend RSA 160-C:1, V to read as follows:
V. "Permissible fireworks'' means consumer fireworks, except for those items that are prohibited pursuant to RSA 160-B:16 [and 160-B:16-c].
38:3 New Section; Permissible Fireworks; Retail Sale of Bottle Rockets and Rocket Launchers. Amend RSA 160-C by inserting after section 12 the following new section:
160-C:12-a Retail Sale of Bottle Rockets and Rocket Launchers.
I. No person shall purchase a bottle rocket unless the person also purchases a rocket launcher or enables the seller to verify that he or she has a rocket launcher appropriate for use with the bottle rocket being purchased.
II. In this section, "bottle rocket'' means a bottle rocket as defined by the American Pyrotechnics Association in APA Standard 87-1 (2001) 3.1.2.1, as amended.
38:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date: May 15, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 30, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 22, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 10, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 26, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 15, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/15/2018; Chapter 38; Eff. 5/15/2018
May 3, 2018: Enrolled 05/03/2018
May 3, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 05/03/2018); SJ 17
April 26, 2018: Ought to Pass: RC 17Y-7N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/26/2018; SJ 14
April 26, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/26/2018; SC 18
April 10, 2018: Hearing: 04/10/2018, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 16
March 13, 2018: Introduced 03/13/2018 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
March 8, 2018: Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
Feb. 22, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0347h: MA RC 197-140 02/22/2018 HJ 5 P. 20
Feb. 22, 2018: Amendment # 2018-0347h: AA RC 224-113 02/22/2018 HJ 5 P. 18
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Feb. 22, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0347h for 02/22/2018 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 7 P. 15
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0347h (Vote 12-8; RC)
Jan. 30, 2018: Executive Session: 01/30/2018 LOB 204
Jan. 23, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/23/2018 01:00 PM LOB 204
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 10