CS/SB 1924 (2021) -  Emergency Management Powers of Political Subdivisions

General Bill by Community Affairs and Diaz
Emergency Management Powers of Political Subdivisions: Specifying that a political subdivision has the burden of proving the proper exercise of its police power in the issuance of certain emergency orders; authorizing the Governor or the Legislature to invalidate emergency measures issued by a political subdivision under specified conditions; providing for the automatic expiration of emergency orders issued by a political subdivision; authorizing the extension of such orders if certain conditions are met; prohibiting a political subdivision from issuing a subsequent order for the same emergency that is substantially similar to the expired order, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 2006 (Ch. 2021-8) on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/16/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 3
  • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    • On agenda for: 03/30/21 12:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 3
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/06/21 9:30 AM

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 945 Subject: Emergency Manangement Powers of Political Subdivisions Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 7047 Subject: Emergency Management Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2006 Subject: Emergency Management Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 681788 , Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Torres Date Filed: 03/29/21, Line#: 185 Senate(c): Unfavorable 03/30/2021 04:43 PM
    • A 682262 , Rules, Farmer Date Filed: 04/06/21, Line#: 25
    • A 662588 , Rules, Diaz Date Filed: 04/05/21, Line#: 192
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 741906 , Community Affairs, Diaz Date Filed: 03/12/21, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/17/2021 12:54 PM
    • D 870038 , Community Affairs, Diaz Date Filed: 03/15/21, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/17/2021 12:54 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/2/2021 5:58:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 3/30/2021 4:35:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 3/29/2021 10:28:32 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/17/2021 12:54:42 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/15/2021 9:07:18 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 2006 (Ch. 2021-8) Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/06/2021 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/30/2021 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 342 Time: 03/30/2021 - 1:50 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/30/21, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/25/2021 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 279 Time: 03/18/2021 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Time: 03/17/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/17/2021 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 272 Time: 03/16/2021 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/11/2021 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 214 Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules -SJ 214 Time: 03/04/2021 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/01/2021 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
252.38 CS/CS/HB 945, HB 1217, CS/CS/SB 2006, CS/HB 7047
252.46 CS/CS/SB 2006, CS/HB 7047