State of emergency: Governor's powers and termination.
This bill failed and is no longer moving.
- Stage
- Failed
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- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Feb 1, 2024
What it does
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act (CESA) , among other things, authorizes the Governor to proclaim a state of emergency in an area affected by or likely to be affected thereby, if specified conditions exist and either specified local officials request the Governor to make that proclamation, or the Governor determines that local authority is inadequate to cope with, the emergency. During a state of emergency, existing law confers on the Governor, to the extent the Governor deems necessary, complete authority over all agencies of the state government and the right to exercise within the area designated all police power vested in the state by the Constitution and laws of the…
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