---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fireworks - As enacted, authorizes alternatives for fire suppression equipment and personnel that must be present at certain types of public fireworks displays. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68."
description: "Fireworks - As enacted, authorizes alternatives for fire suppression equipment and personnel that must be present at certain types of public fireworks displays. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1382"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1382 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fireworks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers", "Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ad3941e-ea97-4a8c-ae02-d47df02bba65"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1382&GA=111"
source_hash: "c2aeaf7ba84a6cfc6ca53a8542e036f5af1ac1cd04152df3325d0f142c85dbda"
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 SB 1382 (111) — Fireworks - As enacted, authorizes alternatives for fire suppression equipment and personnel that must be present at certain types of public fireworks displays. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0104** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0104.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0313** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0313.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1382.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019 4/4/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/19/2019 (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 4/9/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2019 Passed (1) — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/12/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-03-06** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0104) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/19
- **2019-04-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0313)
- **2019-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 321
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 321
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/08/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ad3941e-ea97-4a8c-ae02-d47df02bba65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).