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AL SB334
Bill
Status
5/4/2020
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Whatley
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AI Summary
SB334 Summary
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Reduces the duration of a state of emergency from 60 days to 14 days after proclamation.
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Requires extensions of a state of emergency to be approved by joint resolution of the Legislature, or if the Legislature is not in session, by joint proclamation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House.
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Grants orders or directives issued by the State Health Officer relating to disease or pandemic outbreaks the full force and effect of law once approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State during a declared public health emergency.
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Prohibits the State Health Officer's orders or directives from taking effect unless and until they receive gubernatorial approval and are properly filed with the Secretary of State.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
State Health Officer, order issued in response to outbreak of a disease has full force of law if approved by Governor and filed with Secretary of State in state of emergency, Secs. 22-2-8, 31-9-8 am'd.
State Health Officer
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
5/4/2020