Please be advised

• THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW YOU TO TRANSPORT YOUR FIREWORKS IN UNOPENED AND ORIGINAL PACKAGING UNDER 1000 lbs. THROUGH AN AREA OR CITY THAT PROHIBITS FIREWORKS
• FOLKS CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE,  STATE SENATORS  AND EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT OF H.B. 1727  TRANSPORT OF FIREWORKS
  

Friends, be informed and get the word out, our fireworks liberties are under constant attack by the people that have an ultimate goal of the all out ban of fireworks for sale in the great state of Texas. While we carry on our every day activities of work, family, church, and play, there is always some self appointed anti fireworks activist or group of the same looking for an angle of attack on our fireworks privileges. The activist that are against fireworks find ways to tighten down on regulation, expand on and modify already existing laws and codes, and before you know it through incremental advancements we who are in the business of selling fireworks, and those of you who love to shoot fireworks in this great state, have lost the freedom to have fireworks for sale, or buy fireworks. The only fireworks in Texas would be public, and permited fireworks displays.

FIREWORKS HB 1727 PRESENTATION 1 5 24 09

We need to cover up the members of the Senate, with special emphasis on Houston delegation, with this attachment.Senator Nichols is willing to put HB 1727 on the Senate intent if we can show him 21 votes. The city of Houston is trying to kill the bill by telling members that our bill will keep them from regulating large 18 wheelers carry fireworks. The attachment let’s them know that the Department of Transportation regulates these trucks completely and no state law can override Federal law….fax and call please….

H.B. 1727 by Smith / Nichols

SECTION 1. Chapter 342, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Sub chapter Z to read as follows:
SUB CHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 342.901. TRANSPORT OF FIREWORKS. The transport of fireworks in unopened and original packaging may not be prohibited or regulated.

Under Federal law 1.4G fireworks (consumer fireworks) may not be transported in quantities of more that 1,000 pounds unless:

1. Possess a commercial drivers license with a Haz Mat endorsement from the DPS
2. A bill of lading from the shipper stating weight, products, and classification;
3. Place placards prescribed by Department Of Transportation for the type of material that you are hauling on all four sides
4. Must use Haz Mat routes designated by DPS
5. Must be in a commercial vehicle licensed by the State of Texas as a commercial carrier and must possess a designated number assigned by the Department of Transportation.

Federal law does not regulate transportation of fireworks weighing less than 1,000 pounds.

• 1,000 pounds of fireworks would not fit in a non-commercial vehicle.
• Federal definition of 1.4G consumer fireworks as derived from testing:

Division 1.4 Explosives: Division 1.4 consists of explosives that present a minor explosion hazard. The explosive effects are largely confined to the package and no projection of fragments of appreciable size or range is to be expected. An external fire must not cause virtually instantaneous explosion of almost the entire contents of the package.