Mylar Balloons are OK according to California Politician

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

Early this year California politician Jack Scott was on a crusade to ban the sale of Mylar balloon at retail stores by introducing California SB 1499.  According to Scott, at the request of Burbank officials concerned that business, including major movie studios, are losing power too frequently because of Mylar balloon-triggered outages. After pressure from … Read more

Compromise on California SB Bill 1499

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

The balloon industry has reached an agreement with Senator Scott (bill author) and his staff on SB 1499, and it does NOT include a ban on helium-filled foil balloons. The bill was amended 7/15/2008. SB 1499 had a hearing today in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, where it went to the “suspense file”. The suspense file … Read more

SB 1499 Flies out of the Business & Professions Committee

Balloon Animals Featured Blog Post, by Balloon Artist Dale Obrochta

This past week I contact Pioneer Balloon Company this past week to get a reaction to California Bill SB 1499. Here is their response: SB 1499 was set for reconsideration on Thursday, June 26, after the Business and Professions Committee’s initial rejection. Unfortunately, one member changed her vote, and the bill was able to pass … Read more