Continuity of government; extends period of time that locality may provide after disaster, etc.
Summary
Continuity of government. Extends fromsix to 12 months the period of time after an enemy attack or otherdisaster that a locality may, by ordinance, provide for a method toassure continuity in its government and requires the ordinance toprovide a method for the locality to resume normal governmentalauthority by the end of that 12-month period.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 295 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (93-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102240D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
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