Sen. Johnson, Rep. Baldridge backing firework legislation
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
COLUMBUS With the Fourth of July less than two months away, Ohioans wishing to light fireworks in their backyards may be granted that ability depending on votes from the statehouse.
Current state law permits the purchase, but not the use of consumer-grade fireworks for residents 18 and older within the state. Instead, they must be transported out of the state within 48 hours following the purchase.
Now action from Scioto County’s Rep. Brian Baldridge, R-Winchester and Sen. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, in two separate but similar pieces of legislation could bring change.