▁bal lo ons ▁ ▁T ie ▁all ▁rib b ons ▁to ▁the ▁weight ▁so ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁released ▁they ▁will ▁float ▁away ▁individually . ▁Do ▁not ▁tie ▁rib b ons ▁together ▁before ▁att aching ▁to ▁weight . ▁T ie ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁weight ▁with ▁one ▁kn ot ▁each . ▁ ▁Do ▁not ▁use ▁met all ic ▁rib bon ▁with ▁hel ium - filled ▁bal lo ons ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁law ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁effect ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁fo il ▁bal lo ons ▁being ▁a ▁ha z ard ▁res ur fac ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁A ▁sen ate ▁bill ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁all ▁fo il ▁bal lo ons ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁increased ▁number ▁of ▁power ▁out ages . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁California ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 1 4 9 9 . ▁ ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 1 4 9 9 ▁ ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 1 4 9 9 , ▁proposed ▁by ▁Senator ▁Jack ▁Scott ▁to ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Senate ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁would ▁have ▁b anned ▁fo il - lined ▁party ▁bal lo ons ▁in ▁California ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁out ages ▁they ▁cause ▁when ▁they ▁sn ag ▁on ▁power ▁lines . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Gas ▁and ▁Electric ▁Company , ▁there ▁are ▁ 1 0 0 1 5 0 ▁power ▁out ages ▁each ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁met all ic ▁bal lo ons