SC S1201 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-24 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Express The Sense Of The General Assembly 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. Further, To Express The Sense Of The General Assembly 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.

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Title

Successive states of emergency

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-05-12 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Resolution (Y: 17 N: 16 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-05-12 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt Amendment (Y: 9 N: 26 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-06-24HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-06-24HouseIntroduced
2020-05-12SenateRoll call Ayes-17 Nays-16
2020-05-12SenateAdopted, sent to House
2020-05-12SenateRecalled from Committee on Judiciary
2020-05-12SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-05-12SenateIntroduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

H5473 (Similar To) 2020-05-12 - Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions

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