SB 166 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.

Summary
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Limits the duration of any executive order issued by the Governor pursuant to his powers under the Emergency Services and Disaster Law to no more than 30 days from the date of issuance. The bill provides that if the General Assembly does not take any action on the rule, regulation, or order within the 30 days during which the rule, regulation, or order is effective, the Governor may once again issue the same rule, regulation, or order but shall thereafter be prohibited from issuing the same or a similar rule, regulation, or order relating to the same emergency. Under current law, once issued, such executive orders are effective until June 30 following the next adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly. The bill contains technical amendments and is incorporated into SB 4.
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Jan 2022
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Introduced Jan 10, 2022 Last action Feb 9, 2022
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Jan 10, 2022
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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
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Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102274D
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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