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HB 285: Emergency Management Powers/Governor

GENERAL BILL by Needelman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Ambler ; Baxley ; Brummer ; Carroll ; Clarke ; Culp ; Harrell ; Hasner ; Kendrick ; Kreegel ; Legg ; Murzin ; Stansel

Emergency Management Powers/Governor; provides construction re authority of Governor to seize, take, or confiscate firearms in event of emergency beyond local control; reenacts specified provision re authority of Governor to utilize specified emergency management powers to carry out emergency actions required by serious shortage of energy sources under energy emergency contingency plan of DEP, for purpose of incorporating amendment, etc. Amends 252.36, 870.044; reenacts 377.703(3)(a).

Effective Date: 06/07/2006
Last Action: 6/7/2006 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-100
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/25/2005 House • Filed
11/10/2005 House • Referred to Domestic Security (SAC); Judiciary (JC); State Administration Council
3/7/2006 House • Introduced, referred to Domestic Security (SAC); Judiciary (JC); State Administration Council -HJ 00032
3/13/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Domestic Security (SAC), 03/15/06, 3:30 pm, 12-H
3/15/2006 House • Favorable by Domestic Security (SAC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00231; Now in Judiciary (JC) -HJ 00231
3/24/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (JC), 03/28/06, 10:15 am, Morris Hall
3/28/2006 House • Favorable by Judiciary (JC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00314
3/29/2006 House • Now in State Administration Council -HJ 00314
4/3/2006 House • On Council agenda-- State Administration Council, 04/05/06, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/5/2006 House • Favorable by- State Administration Council; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00348; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00348
4/20/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Temporarily postponed, on Second Reading -HJ 00535
4/24/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00560; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00561; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00561
4/25/2006 House • Read third time -HJ 00590; Passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 00590
4/25/2006 Senate • In Messages
5/1/2006 Senate • Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Domestic Security; Judiciary -SJ 00740
5/2/2006 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Domestic Security; Judiciary -SJ 00803; Substituted for CS/SB 568 -SJ 00803; Read second time -SJ 00803
5/4/2006 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01038; Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01038
5/4/2006 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01319
5/26/2006 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2006 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-100