SB128 SFAT Takubo 2-19

Stewart 7853

Senator Takubo moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor 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 states of emergency and preparedness; defining terms; clarifying the authority of the Governor and the Legislature to proclaim or  declare states of emergency and preparedness; creating two classes of states of preparedness and establishing the criteria therefor; establishing the initial duration of gubernatorially proclaimed states of emergency and preparedness and the requirements for extending same; expanding and clarifying the powers of the Governor as to what he or she may order under proclamations of states of emergency and preparedness; expressly limiting the Governor’s authority to order certain actions in an executive order issued pursuant to a proclamation or declaration of a state of emergency or preparedness; clarifying that the declaration of a state of preparedness has the same effect as a declaration of a state of emergency for the purposes of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and the Statewide Mutual Aid System; and stating that the powers granted as to orders issued under states of emergency do not include the authority to limit the lawful possession and use of firearms and ammunitions.

Adopted

Rejected