SB128 SFAT Takubo 2-1

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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 No. 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.