SB128 HFAT Phillips 1-24

Valentino 3289

Delegate Phillips moves to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting thereof a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Senate Bill 128 -- A Bill to amend and reenact  §15-5-2 and §15-5-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the authority and obligations of the Governor and Legislature when in a declared state of preparedness and state of emergency;  providing requirements for any proclamation or resolution issued relating to a state of preparedness or state of emergency; specifying new criteria for the duration and termination of a state of preparedness and state of emergency; clarifying  the Legislature’s authority to modify a state of preparedness or state of emergency;  providing for the extension of a state of emergency and state of preparedness by concurrent resolution of the Legislature and specifying the duration of such extensions; specifying new criteria for the duration of the state of preparedness or state of emergency when any subsequent proclamation substantially relates to the same circumstances causing the issuance of the proclamation; specifying new criteria for the duration of the state of preparedness or state of emergency when a state of emergency follows a state of preparedness and they are substantially related to the same circumstances; defining terms; clarifying the emergency powers available to the Governor under a state of preparedness and a state of emergency; clarifying general terms required in a state of preparedness or state of emergency; and providing directives for lawsuits filed challenging actions taken pursuant to the authority granted herein.

Adopted

Rejected