HB 5093 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020, 1st Special Session

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; powers and duties of the Governor, executive orders, penalty.

Summary
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; powers and duties of the Governor; executive orders; penalty. Provides that a violation of an executive order declared by the Governor as the Director of Emergency Management shall be punishable either as a civil penalty of not more than $500 or as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, the only penalty for such a violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also mandates that a violation of an executive order that is punishable as a civil penalty shall be charged by summons and may be executed by a law-enforcement officer when such violation is observed by the officer. The proceeds of any such civil penalty that is imposed shall be paid and collected only in lawful money of the United States and paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Literary Fund. This bill has an expiration date of June 30, 2023, and is identical to SB 5117.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Aug 19, 2020 Signed Oct 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Sep 24, 2020 · House of Delegates Sep 3, 2020

How they voted

35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Sep 24, 2020
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Oct 21, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 14 (effective 3/1/21)
executive
Oct 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Oct 2, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (59-Y 37-N)
lower
Sep 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Sep 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (19-Y 17-N)
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Sep 25, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Sep 24, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0-5)
senate
Sep 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (12-Y 1-N)
upper
Sep 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Sep 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)
lower
Aug 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (19-Y 3-N)
lower
Aug 19, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Aug 19, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20200838D
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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