Disaster Emergency Transfers From County General Funds
Summary
Current law allows a board of county commissioners to transfer money from the county general fund to the county road and bridge fund if the governor declares a disaster emergency in the applicable county. The transfers are allowed for 8 years following the date of the governor's declaration of a disaster in the county. The act clarifies that the 8 years begins the day after the date of the governor's final declaration of an emergency for the disaster, including all extensions to the declaration. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 15, 2020
Signed Mar 24, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House Feb 12, 2020
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 27
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican12
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 24, 2020
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-0-2)
senate
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 12, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (33-0-1)
house
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BG
Bob Gardner
RRepublican
P
Hugh McKean
RRepublican
P
Marc Snyder
DDemocratic
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