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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi Bill Authorizes Year-Round Fireworks Sales Inside Permanent Structures
Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (H) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Steve Horne
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 886 permits the year-round sale and purchase of fireworks in Mississippi, removing seasonal restrictions while requiring all wholesale and retail fireworks to be stored and sold exclusively within permanent structures rather than temporary stands. The measure also maintains a minimum purchasing age of 12 and restricts discharging fireworks near churches, schools, hospitals, and motor vehicles starting July 1, 2026.
The measure alters retail scheduling and location requirements for commercial vendors statewide, removing previous calendar restrictions that limited sales to specific summer and winter windows.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Fireworks retailers and wholesalers
Vendors must relocate sales operations from temporary stands to permanent structures while gaining the ability to sell merchandise year-round.
Consumers
Buyers gain year-round access to purchase fireworks in Mississippi subject to age restrictions and distance buffers from public buildings.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I buy fireworks at any time during the year under this bill?
Are temporary fireworks tents or stands still allowed?
What is the minimum age to purchase fireworks?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 3, 2026House02/03 (H) Died In Committee
- Jan 16, 2026HouseCommittee01/16 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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