FIREWORKS REGULATION-SPARKLERS Senate SponsorsSen. Napoleon Harris, III-Neil Anderson and Andrew S. Chesney 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 425 ILCS 30/2from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 102425 ILCS 35/1from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127Amends the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois and the Pyrotechnic Use Act. Provides that "fireworks" and "consumer fireworks" do not include handheld or ground-based sparklers that are nonexplosive and nonaerial, sometimes producing a crackling or whistling effect, and containing 75 grams or less of pyrotechnic composition per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes (rather than only sparklers) or wood stick or wire sparklers containing not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture per item. Effective January 1, 2024. 2/3/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 2/3/2023SenateFirst Reading 2/3/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 2/28/2023SenateAssigned to Executive 3/2/2023SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson 3/2/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 3/2/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/7/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive 3/10/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023 3/23/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023 3/31/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 3/31/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 5/19/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die