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2022 SESSION
SB 4 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.
Introduced by: David R. Suetterlein | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
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 45 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 45 days during which the rule, regulation, or order is effective, the Governor 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 regular session of the General Assembly. This bill incorporates SB 166 and SB 731 and is identical to HB 158.
FULL TEXT
- 11/22/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100576D pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22106465D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22107417D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB4ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 22108055D-S2 pdf
- 05/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0803) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/22/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100576D
- 11/22/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/09/22 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22106465D-S1
- 02/09/22 Senate: Incorporates SB166 (Peake)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Incorporates SB731 (Lewis)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/14/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22106465D-S1
- 02/14/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB4S1
- 02/15/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 03/03/22 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22107417D-H1
- 03/07/22 House: Read second time
- 03/08/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/22 House: Read third time
- 03/09/22 House: Committee on Rules substitute rejected 22107417D-H1
- 03/09/22 House: Passed House (91-Y 8-N)
- 03/09/22 House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 8-N)
- 03/11/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB4ER)
- 03/11/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/11/22 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 22108055D-S2
- 04/27/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/27/22 Senate: Communicated to Governor on April 27, 2022
- 04/27/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 27, 2022
- 05/27/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 803 (effective 7/1/22)
- 05/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0803)