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Minutes for SB378 - Committee on Commerce
Short Title
Regulating the retail sale of fireworks all year and extending the time period for seasonal retail sale of fireworks.
Minutes Content for Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Chair Erickson opened the hearing on SB 378.
Staff provided an overview of the bill. (Attachment 1)
Sarah Beagel, Co-owner for Aiello Fireworks, appeared in favor of the bill. (Attachment 2) Being able to sell fireworks all year would would be an obvious financial gain and an additional benefit of opening the selling season earlier.
Philip Bradley, Kansas Fireworks Association, spoke in favor of the bill. (Attachment 3) The bill protects the citizens of Kansas and promotes the businesses without sacrificing any control over the fireworks used in Kansas.
Written testimony in favor of the bill was received by :
Pat Cedeno, Jake's Fireworks (Attachment 4)
Brent Aiello, Co-Owner for Aiello Fireworks (Attachment 5)
Doug Jorgensen, State Fire Marshal, provided written neutral testimony. (Attachment 6) The State Fire Marshal addressed questions from the Committee.
Chair Erickson closed the hearing on SB 378.
The next meeting is February 8, 2022. The meeting was adjourned at 11:06 am
