VA HJR5001 | 2020 | 1st Special Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 18-0)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-09 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on July 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-09 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Constitutional amendment (first reference); executive power; state of emergency; special session. 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 without approval by the General Assembly. The Governor is required to convene a special session for the purpose of the General Assembly approving the extension of such executive order beyond the forty-fifth day after its original issuance and if the General Assembly does not approve such extension, the Governor is prohibited from issuing a subsequent executive order in the same form for the same declared 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.
Title
Constitutional amendment; executive power, state of emergency, special session (first reference).
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-11-09 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
2020-07-29 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2020-07-29 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200248D |
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+sum+HJ5001 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+ful+HJ5001+hil |