Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB935 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1
2	2
3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW .
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb0935
6	6
7	7	SENATE BILL 935
8	8	E4, P1 2lr3225
9	9	SB 929/21 – SRU
10	10	By: Senator Ready
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 12, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
13	13
14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
15	15
16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
17	17
18	18	States of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergencies – Renewals – 2
19	19	Authorization by Legislative Policy Committee 3
20	20
21	21	FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Governor from renewing a state of emergency or 4
22	22	catastrophic health emergency for more than a certain period of time without 5
23	23	approval from a majority of the Legislative Policy Committee; authorizing the 6
24	24	Committee to vote on such authorizations at a meeting held either in person or 7
25	25	virtually; and generally relating to the renewal of states of emergency and 8
26	26	catastrophic health emergencies. 9
27	27
28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
29	29	Article – Public Safety 11
30	30	Section 14–107(a) and 14–3A–02 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14
33	33
34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
36	36
37	37	Article – Public Safety 17
38	38
39	39	14–107. 18
40	40
41	41	(a) (1) If the Governor finds that an emergency has developed or is impending 19
42	42	due to any cause, the Governor shall declare a state of emergency by executive order or 20
43	43	proclamation. 21
44	44
45	45	(2) The state of emergency continues until [the Governor]: 22
46	46
47	47	(i) THE GOVERNOR: 23 2 SENATE BILL 935
48	48
49	49
50	50
51	51	1. finds that the threat or danger has passed or the 1
52	52	emergency has been dealt with to the extent that emergency conditions no longer exist; and 2
53	53
54	54	[(ii)] 2. terminates the state of emergency by executive order or 3
55	55	proclamation; OR 4
56	56
57	57	(II) THE STATE OF EMERGEN CY EXPIRES. 5
58	58
59	59	(3) (I) A state of emergency may not continue for longer than 30 days 6
60	60	unless the Governor renews the state of emergency IN ACCORDANCE WITH T HIS 7
61	61	PARAGRAPH . 8
62	62
63	63	(II) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS 9
64	64	PARAGRAPH , THE GOVERNOR MAY RENEW TH E STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR NOT 10
65	65	MORE THAN TWO ADDITI ONAL 30–DAY PERIODS. 11
66	66
67	67	(III) 1. THE GOVERNOR MAY RENEW TH E STATE OF 12
68	68	EMERGENCY FOR MORE T HAN TWO ADDITIONAL 30–DAY PERIODS ONLY IF THE 13
69	69	LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE APPROVES BY MAJORITY VOTE THE RE NEWAL OF 14
70	70	THE STATE OF EMERGEN CY FOR ONE OR MORE A DDITIONAL 30–DAY PERIODS. 15
71	71
72	72	2. THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MAY VOTE ON 16
73	73	A REQUEST TO APPROVE A RENEWAL OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY UNDER T HIS 17
74	74	SUBPARAGRAPH DURING A MEETING HELD EITHE R IN PERSON OR VIRTU ALLY. 18
75	75
76	76	(4) (i) The General Assembly by joint resolution may terminate a state 19
77	77	of emergency at any time. 20
78	78
79	79	(ii) After the General Assembly terminates a state of emergency, the 21
80	80	Governor shall issue an executive order or proclamation that terminates the state of 22
81	81	emergency. 23
82	82
83	83	14–3A–02. 24
84	84
85	85	(a) If the Governor determines that a catastrophic health emergency exists, the 25
86	86	Governor may issue a proclamation under this subtitle. 26
87	87
88	88	(b) The proclamation shall indicate: 27
89	89
90	90	(1) the nature of the catastrophic health emergency; 28
91	91
92	92	(2) the areas threatened or affected; and 29
93	93
94	94	(3) the conditions that: 30 SENATE BILL 935 3
95	95
96	96
97	97
98	98	(i) led to the catastrophic health emergency; or 1
99	99
100	100	(ii) made possible the termination of the emergency. 2
101	101
102	102	(c) (1) The Governor shall rescind a proclamation issued under this section 3
103	103	whenever the Governor determines that the catastrophic health emergency no longer 4
104	104	exists. 5
105	105
106	106	(2) Unless renewed IN ACCORDANCE WITH T HIS SUBSECTION , the 6
107	107	proclamation expires 30 days after issuance. 7
108	108
109	109	(3) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS 8
110	110	SUBSECTION, THE Governor may renew the proclamation for [successive periods, each not 9
111	111	to exceed 30 days] NOT MORE THAN TWO AD DITIONAL 30–DAY PERIODS, if the Governor 10
112	112	determines that a catastrophic health emergency continues to exist. 11
113	113
114	114	(4) (I) THE GOVERNOR MAY RENEW A PROCLAMATION FOR MOR E 12
115	115	THAN TWO ADDITIONAL 30–DAY PERIODS ONLY IF THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY 13
116	116	COMMITTEE APPROVES BY MAJORITY VOTE THE RE NEWAL OF THE PROCLAM ATION 14
117	117	FOR ONE OR MORE ADDI TIONAL 30–DAY PERIODS. 15
118	118
119	119	(II) THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MAY VOTE ON A 16
120	120	REQUEST TO APPROVE A RENEWAL OF A PROCLAM ATION UNDER THIS PAR AGRAPH 17
121	121	DURING A MEETING HEL D EITHER IN PERSON O R VIRTUALLY. 18
122	122
123	123	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 19
124	124	October 1, 2022. 20
125	125