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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1208 Continuity of government; extends period of time that locality may provide after disaster, etc.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Continuity of government. Extends from six to 12 months the period of time after an enemy attack or other disaster that a locality may, by ordinance, provide for a method to assure continuity in its government and requires the ordinance to provide a method for the locality to resume normal governmental authority by the end of that 12-month period.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102240D pdf
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1208ER) pdf
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102240D
- 01/11/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/18/21 Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/19/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/21 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/21/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
- 02/19/21 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/21 House: Read second time
- 02/24/21 House: Read third time
- 02/24/21 House: Passed House (93-Y 6-N)
- 02/24/21 House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 6-N)
- 02/26/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1208ER)
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 295 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295)