West Virginia HB4692 requires a full legislative vote for all gubernatorial declarations of a state of preparedness or emergency.

West Virginia HB4692 amends the state's emergency management laws to require a full legislative vote for all gubernatorial declarations of a state of preparedness or emergency. The bill mandates that the Legislature must convene within 48 hours of a gubernatorial proclamation of a state of emergency to determine if the emergency should persist. If the Legislature does not vote to extend the emergency, it expires 60 days after the proclamation. For a state of preparedness, the Legislature must vote to extend it beyond 30 days.

West Virginia HB4692 requires a full legislative vote for all gubernatorial declarations of a state of preparedness or emergency.

West Virginia HB4692 amends the state's emergency management laws to require a full legislative vote for all gubernatorial declarations of a state of preparedness or emergency. The bill mandates that the Legislature must convene within 48 hours of a gubernatorial proclamation of a state of emergency to determine if the emergency should persist. If the Legislature does not vote to extend the emergency, it expires 60 days after the proclamation. For a state of preparedness, the Legislature must vote to extend it beyond 30 days.