Emergency and quarantine orders, certain; additional procedural requirements.
Summary
Certain emergency and quarantine orders; additional procedural requirements. Provides that any person who is affectedby an order of quarantine may file an appeal in the circuit courtfor the city or county in which he resides or is located or the circuitcourt for the jurisdiction or jurisdictions for any affected area;currently, only a person who is subject to an order of quarantinemay appeal the order. The bill also provides that in any case inwhich the Governor has issued an emergency order that includes anymeasure that closes schools or businesses or restricts the movementof healthy persons within the area to which the order applies, allof the rights, protections, and procedures applicable in the caseof an order of quarantine issued by the Commissioner of Health shall apply.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Mar 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 2, 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
18
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102644D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Chap Petersen
DDemocratic
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