Emergency Order Balance of Powers Act
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "EMERGENCY ORDER BALANCE OF POWERS ACT" BY AMENDING SECTIONS 1-3-420 AND 25-1-440, BOTH RELATING TO A PROCLAMATION OF AN EMERGENCY BY THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO SET FORTH ACTIONS THAT WOULD MAKE THE PROCLAMATION INEFFECTIVE AND TO ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO RENEW A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN PERIODS OF NO GREATER THAN FIFTEEN DAYS.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced May 12, 2020
Last action Sep 22, 2020
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Committee
2
Sep 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), Hutto, Campsen, Shealy, M.B.Matthews, Cash, Harpootlian
upper
May 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
May 12, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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