RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS.
Summary
Authorizes a restriction on public congregation, imposed as part of a declared state of emergency or local state of emergency, to include a requirement for restaurants, bars, and other retail food establishments to limit service to vaccinated patrons or patrons with proof of negative test for a specific contagious disease; provided that this restriction lasts no more than thirty days in a calendar year. Requires legislative approval in either regular or special session for any extension of the restriction.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Last action Jan 26, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to PDP, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Daniel Holt
DDemocratic
P
Sean Quinlan
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
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