HB 777

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 11, 2022
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; emergency orders and regulations, limitations, civil penalty.

Abstract

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; Commissioner of Health; emergency orders and regulations; limitations; civil penalty. Provides that neither the Board of Health nor the Commissioner of Health shall make any emergency order or regulation unless, on the basis of 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, on the basis of 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.The bill provides that any order that limits the number of individuals who may gather together in person, in public or private, or categorizes individuals on the basis of their relationship to or association with such individuals and limits the categories of individuals with whom an individual who is not known or reasonably suspected to have been exposed to or infected with a communicable disease of public health threat may associate is presumed to negatively impact quality of life and economic well-being.The bill also limits the duration of any emergency rule, regulation, or order to 15 days; provides for one extension of such rule, regulation, or order; and provides that any person who violates such rule, regulation, or order shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $100 per violation. Under current law, any person who violates the provisions of an executive order is subject to a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Feb 15, 2022

House

Left in Rules

Jan 24, 2022

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB777)

Jan 11, 2022

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101934D

House

Referred to Committee on Rules

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101934D PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB777F122.PDF PDF

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