Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.
Summary
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Provides that no rule, regulation, or order issued declaring a state of emergency may remain effective for more than seven days without approval of at least two-thirds of all members elected to each house of the General Assembly. The bill also provides that a rule, regulation, or order issued declaring a state of emergency may be renewed but not for longer than 30 days without the approval of at least two-thirds of all members elected to each house of the General Assembly. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
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4
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Committee
1
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102517D
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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