Bill Text: VA SB5048 | 2020 | 1st Special Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Emergency Services and Disaster Law; powers and duties of the Governor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-08-27 - Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 6-N) [SB5048 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SB5048-Prefiled.html
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SENATE BILL NO. 5048
Offered August 18, 2020
Prefiled August 17, 2020
A BILL to prohibit the Governor from extending or issuing any
new executive orders declaring a state of emergency related to the COVID-19
pandemic.
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Patron-- Peake
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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. That, notwithstanding the provisions of §44-146.17 of the Code of Virginia or any other provision of law to the contrary, the Governor shall be prohibited from extending or issuing any new executive orders declaring a state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
