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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Fireworks - As enacted, requires the state fire marshal to verify that an applicant for a fireworks permit is locally licensed to do business in this state and is registered with the department of revenue prior to issuing a permit. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104."
+description: "Fireworks - As enacted, requires the state fire marshal to verify that an applicant for a fireworks permit is locally licensed to do business in this state and is registered with the department of revenue prior to issuing a permit. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "HB 965"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 965 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Fireworks"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bricken", "Niceley"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 49
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2021-02-10"
+last_action: "2021-05-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6c8be86-730f-4578-bac1-57bf4395f4e2"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0965&GA=112"
+source_hash: "2c48fa2972501cf0de56df122d949d877972293854be82e6dd09785c6d5fe070"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 965 (112) — Fireworks - As enacted, requires the state fire marshal to verify that an applicant for a fireworks permit is locally licensed to do business in this state and is registered with the department of revenue prior to issuing a permit. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0289** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0289.pdf)
+2. **Amendment HA0416** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0416.pdf)
+3. **Amendment SA0277** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0277.pdf)
+4. **Amendment SA0412** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0412.pdf)
+5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0965.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/7/2021 4/6/2021 Failed (3) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/27/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/21/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/31/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021 4/28/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/13/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bricken — primary (person)
+- Niceley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-02-22** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
+- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
+- **2021-03-23** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-23** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
+- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
+- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/6/2021
+- **2021-03-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-06** Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/13/2021
+- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/7/2021
+- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 4/7/2021
+- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/13/2021
+- **2021-04-07** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
+- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
+- **2021-04-13** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
+- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/21/2021
+- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/27/2021
+- **2021-04-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2021-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021
+- **2021-04-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
+- **2021-04-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
+- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
+- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
+- **2021-04-29** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/3/2021
+- **2021-05-03** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2021-05-03** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2021-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0416) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0289) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2021-05-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2021-05-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2021-05-03** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0277)
+- **2021-05-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0412)
+- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 485
+- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 10/01/2021
+- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 485
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6c8be86-730f-4578-bac1-57bf4395f4e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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