South Carolina House Concurrent Resolution 5473 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-12 - Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
Pending: House Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Express The Sense Of The General Assembly That The Governor Is Not Authorized To Declare Successive States Of Emergency That Are Based Upon The Scope Of Impact Of The Event Or Occurrence That Was The Basis For The State Of Emergency. Further, To Express The Sense Of The General Assembly That A State Of Emergency Declared By The Governor May Not Last Longer Than Fifteen Days Without The Express Consent Of The General Assembly, That The Governor Has A Duty To Request An Extension If He Believes That The Emergency Will Extend Beyond Fifteen Days, And That Without Express Consent From The General Assembly The State Of Emergency Expires Fifteen Days After It Is Declared.

Successive states of emergency

Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Stewart Jones [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]
Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Jonathon Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-12	House	Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
2020-05-12	House	Introduced

S1201 (Similar To) 2020-06-24 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5473&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5473_20200512.htm