evidence: But now Michigan could join the growing list of states that ban ballon releases - Californioa, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Tennessee, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Rhode Island and Virginia. [...] And as pretty and symbolic as the balloon releases are - what goes up eventually must come down. [...] If the bill passes into law people who release balloons into the air could be fined $800. And the fines could jump higher depending on the size of the ballon.