Virginia House Bill 835 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Limits the authority of the Governor to issue an executive order declaring a state of emergency that restricts, limits, or prohibits otherwise lawful action by a private business, nonprofit entity, or individual for a period more than 45 days in duration unless the General Assembly votes by a two-thirds majority to approve a period longer than 45 days. If the General Assembly does not approve such extension, the Governor is prohibited from issuing a rule, regulation, or order for the same emergency. The General Assembly is permitted to extend the executive order to a date requested by the Governor or to a date of the General Assembly's choosing, but it shall not approve the extension to a date beyond the first full week of the next regular session of the General Assembly, unless such date is requested by the Governor. The bill contains technical amendments.

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.

Del. Tony Wilt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Left in Rules
2022-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2022-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102804D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB835
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB835+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB835F122+PDF