Politics
Bill would legalize fireworks sales in Georgia
By Aaron Gould Sheinin
Jan 14, 2015Legislation legalizing the sale of fireworks was introduced Wednesday in the Georgia House.
House Bill 15, by Rep. Scot Turner, R-Holly Springs, would lift the age-old ban on the sale of bottle rockets and other consumer fireworks.
It is not a new effort. Senate Rules Committee Chairman Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga, has tried on and off for years to pass such a bill, but has met serious resistance from firefighters, hospital groups and the insurance industry.
A key difference between Mullis’ previous efforts and this year’s bill: Turner’s measure does not mandate a new fee on retailers. Mullis in the past had proposed using the fee to help boost funding for trauma hospitals.
