CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 181Introduced by Senator BerryhillJanuary 24, 2017 An act to amend Section 8588 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 181, as introduced, Berryhill. Emergency services.Existing law authorizes the director of the Office of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor when the Governor has been inaccessible, as specified. Existing law requires the Governor to either ratify that action or terminate the state of emergency as soon as the Governor becomes accessible.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8588 of the Government Code is amended to read:8588. Whenever If conditions exist within any region or regions of the state that warrant the proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency and the Governor has not acted under the provisions of Section 8625, by reason of the fact that because the Governor has been inaccessible, the director may proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor as to any region or regions of the state. Whenever If the director has so proclaimed a state of emergency, emergency pursuant to this section, that action shall be ratified by the Governor as soon as the Governor becomes accessible, and in the event if the Governor does not ratify the action, the Governor shall immediately terminate the state of emergency as proclaimed by the director.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 181Introduced by Senator BerryhillJanuary 24, 2017 An act to amend Section 8588 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 181, as introduced, Berryhill. Emergency services.Existing law authorizes the director of the Office of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor when the Governor has been inaccessible, as specified. Existing law requires the Governor to either ratify that action or terminate the state of emergency as soon as the Governor becomes accessible.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 181
Introduced by Senator BerryhillJanuary 24, 2017
Introduced by Senator Berryhill
January 24, 2017
An act to amend Section 8588 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 181, as introduced, Berryhill. Emergency services.
Existing law authorizes the director of the Office of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor when the Governor has been inaccessible, as specified. Existing law requires the Governor to either ratify that action or terminate the state of emergency as soon as the Governor becomes accessible.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
Existing law authorizes the director of the Office of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor when the Governor has been inaccessible, as specified. Existing law requires the Governor to either ratify that action or terminate the state of emergency as soon as the Governor becomes accessible.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8588 of the Government Code is amended to read:8588. Whenever If conditions exist within any region or regions of the state that warrant the proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency and the Governor has not acted under the provisions of Section 8625, by reason of the fact that because the Governor has been inaccessible, the director may proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor as to any region or regions of the state. Whenever If the director has so proclaimed a state of emergency, emergency pursuant to this section, that action shall be ratified by the Governor as soon as the Governor becomes accessible, and in the event if the Governor does not ratify the action, the Governor shall immediately terminate the state of emergency as proclaimed by the director.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8588 of the Government Code is amended to read:8588. Whenever If conditions exist within any region or regions of the state that warrant the proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency and the Governor has not acted under the provisions of Section 8625, by reason of the fact that because the Governor has been inaccessible, the director may proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor as to any region or regions of the state. Whenever If the director has so proclaimed a state of emergency, emergency pursuant to this section, that action shall be ratified by the Governor as soon as the Governor becomes accessible, and in the event if the Governor does not ratify the action, the Governor shall immediately terminate the state of emergency as proclaimed by the director.
SECTION 1. Section 8588 of the Government Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
8588. Whenever If conditions exist within any region or regions of the state that warrant the proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency and the Governor has not acted under the provisions of Section 8625, by reason of the fact that because the Governor has been inaccessible, the director may proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor as to any region or regions of the state. Whenever If the director has so proclaimed a state of emergency, emergency pursuant to this section, that action shall be ratified by the Governor as soon as the Governor becomes accessible, and in the event if the Governor does not ratify the action, the Governor shall immediately terminate the state of emergency as proclaimed by the director.
8588. Whenever If conditions exist within any region or regions of the state that warrant the proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency and the Governor has not acted under the provisions of Section 8625, by reason of the fact that because the Governor has been inaccessible, the director may proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor as to any region or regions of the state. Whenever If the director has so proclaimed a state of emergency, emergency pursuant to this section, that action shall be ratified by the Governor as soon as the Governor becomes accessible, and in the event if the Governor does not ratify the action, the Governor shall immediately terminate the state of emergency as proclaimed by the director.
8588. Whenever If conditions exist within any region or regions of the state that warrant the proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency and the Governor has not acted under the provisions of Section 8625, by reason of the fact that because the Governor has been inaccessible, the director may proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor as to any region or regions of the state. Whenever If the director has so proclaimed a state of emergency, emergency pursuant to this section, that action shall be ratified by the Governor as soon as the Governor becomes accessible, and in the event if the Governor does not ratify the action, the Governor shall immediately terminate the state of emergency as proclaimed by the director.
8588. Whenever If conditions exist within any region or regions of the state that warrant the proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency and the Governor has not acted under the provisions of Section 8625, by reason of the fact that because the Governor has been inaccessible, the director may proclaim the existence of a state of emergency in the name of the Governor as to any region or regions of the state. Whenever If the director has so proclaimed a state of emergency, emergency pursuant to this section, that action shall be ratified by the Governor as soon as the Governor becomes accessible, and in the event if the Governor does not ratify the action, the Governor shall immediately terminate the state of emergency as proclaimed by the director.