South Carolina House Resolution 5582 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-15 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Express The Sense Of The House Of Representatives That The Governor Is Not Authorized To Declare Successive States Of Emergency That Are Based Upon The Scope Of Impact Of The Event Or Occurrence That Was The Basis For The State Of Emergency, To Express The Sense Of The House Of Representatives That A State Of Emergency Declared By The Governor May Not Last Longer Than Fifteen Days Without The Express Consent Of The General Assembly, That The Governor Has A Duty To Request An Extension If He Believes That The Emergency Will Extend Beyond Fifteen Days, And That Without Express Consent From The General Assembly The State Of Emergency Expires Fifteen Days After It Is Declared.

State of Emergency

Rep. Davey Hiott [R]

Rep. James Burns [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-09-15	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5582&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5582_20200915.htm