Listed below are the bans or laws that have been passed on balloons in the USA:

Current State Release Bans

10 + balloons

• Connecticut (1990)
• Florida (1990)

25+ balloons

• Tennessee (1990)
• California (1990) – foil only

50+ balloons

• Virginia (1991)

Restrictions Defeated*

• Hawaii
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Washington
• Wisconsin

* Restriction legislation gets reintroduced year after year in several states and TBC continually defeats the proposals.