SB 5077 Virginia Senate · 2020, 1st Special Session

Emergency laws; limits powers and duties of Governor.

Summary
Emergency laws; powers and duties of Governor.Limits the Governor's powers as the Director of Emergency Managementby requiring that emergency rules, regulations, and executive ordersbe objectively necessary and required to control, restrict, allocate,or regulate the use, sale, production, and distribution of food, fuel,clothing and other commodities, materials, goods, services, and resources under any state or federal emergency services programs,rather than necessary in the Governor's judgment. The bill also prohibits an emergency executive order from closing any business,or any category of business or industry, either temporarily or permanently,unless pursuant to a confirmed order of quarantine or isolation.Emergency rules, regulations, and orders are set to automaticallyexpire with the convening of the next regular session of the GeneralAssembly, as opposed to on June 30 following such regular session.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 17, 2020 Last action Aug 27, 2020
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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
Aug 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200297D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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