SC H3151 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 1-3-420, Relating To Gubernatorial Proclamations Of Emergency, So As To Remove References To Public Health Emergencies; And By Amending Section 25-1-440, Relating To Powers And Duties Of The Governor During A Declared Emergency, So As To Provide That After The Elapse Of At Least Thirty Days Following The Declaration Of An Emergency By The Governor, The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House May Convene Their Respective Bodies For The Purpose Of Considering Such Declaration, That The General Assembly By Concurrent Resolution, May Terminate, Alter, Amend, Or Consent To The Terms Of Any Declaration Of Emergency During This Called Session, That Should The General Assembly Not Act, Then The Terms Of The Declaration Shall Continue Until Such Time As The General Assembly Does Act, That A Governor May Not Declare Successive States Of Emergency That Have The Effect Of Reinstating, Continuing, Altering, Or Amending Any Declaration Of Emergency Addressed By The General Assembly, And That The Governor May Not Issue Additional Or Successive States Of Emergency For The Same Underlying Events Without A Substantial Change Of Circumstance.

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Title

State of Emergency

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10HouseIntroduced and read first time
2022-12-08HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-08HousePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
13420(n/a)See Bill Text
251440(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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