Ban on releasing balloons passes CT Senate

Senate Bill 452 would ban the intentional release of balloons and require CT retailers to attach weights to balloons sold.

Balloon release held for mass shooting victims who went to Johnnie L. Cochran Head Start

A special balloon release is scheduled Thursday (April 23) to honor two of the eight victims of Sunday’s mass shooting in ...
NOLA.com

Balloon release held at school of one of the victims in Shreveport mass shooting

Community gathers at Johnnie L. Cochran Head Start to remember Braylon and show support to his family after the Shreveport ...
Post and Courier

Should mass balloon releases be illegal? SC advocates push for statewide ban

Two South Carolina nonprofits are pushing for a statewide ban on organized mass balloon releases at graduations, parties and other celebratory events. With South Carolina’s legislative session set to ...

Releasing balloons into the air would be prohibited under bill that passes Connecticut Senate

The intentional release of balloons would be prohibited and subject to $20 fines, under legislation that passed the state ...
WFSB

Bill targeting balloon releases advances out of committee, heads to Senate floor

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A Connecticut bill that would ban balloon releases is headed to the Senate floor for a vote after lawmakers revised the original proposal, which had called for a broader ban ...