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 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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Nov 22, 2021
Signed May 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
23–10
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic17
58% Nay
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
10
Committee
8
May 27, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 803 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (91-Y 8-N)
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB4S1
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106465D-S1
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Nov 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Nov 22, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100576D
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
Co
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
Co
CP
Chap Petersen
DDemocratic
Co
FR
Frank Ruff
RRepublican
Co
JA
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
Co
JA
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Kathy J. Byron
RRepublican
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Peake
RRepublican
Co
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
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