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HB5075

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; emergency orders and regulations, Commissioner of Health, etc.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Dave LaRock (R)

Session:
2020 Special Session I

Summary

As Introduced. Emergency Services and Disaster Law; Commissioner of Health; emergency orders and regulations; limitations.

Provides that neither the Board of Health nor the Commissioner of Health shall make any emergency order or regulation unless, based on the evidence available to the Board, (i) such order or regulation is necessary to suppress a nuisance dangerous to the public health or a communicable, contagious, or infectious disease or other danger to the public life and health; (ii) no alternatives to the proposed order or regulation that are reasonable in light of the impact on quality of life and economic well-being exist; and (iii) the provisions of such order or regulation are narrowly tailored to address the nuisance dangerous to the public health or a communicable, contagious, or infectious disease or other danger to the public life and health. The bill also provides that the Governor shall not issue any emergency rule, regulation, or order unless, based on the evidence available to the Governor, (a) such rule, regulation, or order is necessary to address a compelling circumstance; (b) no alternatives to the proposed rule, regulation, or order that are reasonable in light of the impact on quality of life and economic well-being exist; and (c) the provisions of such rule, regulation, or order are narrowly tailored to address the compelling circumstance. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 08/18/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200771D
  • 08/18/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 08/27/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB5075)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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