North Station

Request to the state

Refer Fireworks Fines Home Rule Petition to Committee

Last activity July 9, 2026 (2 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    July 6, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council for a vote.

  3. Council vote

  4. Mayor's desk

  5. State legislature

The City Council introduced a Fireworks Fines Home Rule Petition to increase civil penalties for illegal possession, use, or sale of fireworks within Boston. The matter was referred to the Committee on Government Operations on July 8, 2026. The petition would create penalties ranging from $100 to $1,000 for possession or use and $500 to $5,000 for sale.

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Liz Breadon, and Miniard Culpepper

Now with the Committee on Government Operations

About Public Safety

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Official title

Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Increasing Civil Penalties for the Illegal Possession, Use, and Sale of Fireworks in the City of Boston.

Timeline

  1. July 8, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, July 8, 2026