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. Under current 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
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Dec 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 31, 2020
Last action Jan 27, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Dec 31, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Dec 31, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101206D
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
Co
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Chris Runion
RRepublican
Co
FR
Frank Ruff
RRepublican
Co
JA
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
Co
Kathy J. Byron
RRepublican
Co
Mark Peake
RRepublican
Co
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
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