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2021 SESSION
SB 1237 Emergency and quarantine orders, certain; additional procedural requirements.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Certain emergency and quarantine orders; additional procedural requirements. Provides that any person who is affected by an order of quarantine may file an appeal in the circuit court for the city or county in which he resides or is located or the circuit court for the jurisdiction or jurisdictions for any affected area; currently, only a person who is subject to an order of quarantine may appeal the order. The bill also provides that in any case in which the Governor has issued an emergency order that includes any measure that closes schools or businesses or restricts the movement of healthy persons within the area to which the order applies, all of the rights, protections, and procedures applicable in the case of an order of quarantine issued by the Commissioner of Health shall apply.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102644D
- 01/11/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/22/21 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 01/28/21 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 3-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
- 02/05/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/21 House: Read first time
- 02/05/21 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote