Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.
Summary
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitationon duration of executive orders. Limits the duration of any executiveorder issued by the Governor pursuant to his powers under the EmergencyServices and Disaster Law to no more than 45 days from the date ofissuance. The bill provides that if the General Assembly does nottake any action on the rule, regulation, or order within the 45 daysduring which the rule, regulation, or order is effective, the Governorshall thereafter be prohibited from issuing the same or a similarrule, regulation, or order relating to the same emergency. Undercurrent law, once issued, such executive orders are effective untilJune 30 following the next regular session of the General Assembly.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 31, 2020
Last action Aug 27, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Jul 31, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jul 31, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200358D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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