Existing law authorizes the State Fire Marshal to issue and renew licenses for the manufacture, import, export, sale, and use of all fireworks and pyrotechnic devices. Existing law provides that a license shall not be required for the retail sale, use, or discharge of model rocket engines. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to classify all fireworks and pyrotechnic devices and prohibits the importation, sale, or offering for sale prior to the classification. Existing law requires all fireworks or toy propellant devices containing pyrotechnic compositions that the State Fire Marshal finds come within the definition of a "model rocket" or "model rocket engine" to be classified as model rocket engines. Existing law prohibits a person from launching a model rocket from a site without first securing authorization from the authority having jurisdiction. Existing law defines a model rocket as a toy or educational device that weighs not more than 500 grams, including the engine and any payload, that is propelled by a model rocket engine. Existing law defines a model rocket engine as a commercially manufactured, nonreusable rocket propulsion device that is constructed of nonmetallic casing and solid propellant, as provided.
California AB 467 (20152016) — Pyrotechnic devices: model rockets.
Existing law authorizes the State Fire Marshal to issue and renew licenses for the manufacture, import, export, sale, and use of all fireworks and pyrotechnic devices. Existing law provides that a license shall not be required for the retail sale, use, or discharge of model rocket engines. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to classify all fireworks and pyrotechnic devices and prohibits the importation, sale, or offering for sale prior to the classification. Existing law requires all fireworks or toy propellant devices containing pyrotechnic compositions that the State Fire Marshal finds come within the definition of a "model rocket" or "model rocket engine" to be classified as model rocket engines. Existing law prohibits a person from launching a model rocket from a site without first securing authorization from the authority having jurisdiction. Existing law defines a model rocket as a toy or educational device that weighs not more than 500 grams, including the engine and any payload, that is propelled by a model rocket engine. Existing law defines a model rocket engine as a commercially manufactured, nonreusable rocket propulsion device that is constructed of nonmetallic casing and solid propellant, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 467 CHANG Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
AB 467 CHANG Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Chang — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-23 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2015-03-05 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-04-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-15 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-16 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1109.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-07 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2015-06-03 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-22 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2015-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1619.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-25 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-07-02 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2222.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-07-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2015-07-15 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-07-15 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 106, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/567786a9-2361-41b9-a91f-015cb5457c4c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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