Tennessee Senate Bill SB1333

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/6/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 104, relative to fireworks.

Summary

SB1333 amends Tennessee’s fireworks law by extending the deadline for filing certain fireworks-related reports or notices under Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-104-205. The bill changes the existing time period from within 60 days to within 75 days, giving the affected party an additional 15 days to comply with the statutory requirement. The measure is narrow in scope and does not create a new regulatory program or alter the broader fireworks framework in Title 68, Chapter 104. Its practical effect is to relax one administrative deadline associated with fireworks regulation, likely affecting manufacturers, distributors, retailers, or other regulated parties required to submit information under that section.

Impact

The bill directly amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-104-205, by lengthening a statutory deadline from 60 days to 75 days. This changes the timing of compliance for the affected fireworks-related filing requirement, but leaves the underlying substantive fireworks regulations intact. The act takes effect July 1, 2025.

Sentiment

No committee transcripts or recorded votes were provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate or opposition in the available record. Based on the text alone, the bill appears technical and limited, suggesting a generally neutral or low-contention reception rather than a controversial policy change.

Contention

There are no documented points of contention in the provided materials. The only potentially debatable issue is whether extending the deadline from 60 to 75 days provides appropriate administrative flexibility or unnecessarily delays compliance, but no legislators, stakeholders, or committee members are identified as taking positions on that question.