HB158 limits the duration of any executive order under the emergency service and disaster law to a maximum 45 days from the date of issuance and is prohibited from issuing the same or similar rule immediately after it’s expiration.
The Virginia State Senate passed HB158 on March 8, 2022 by a vote of 22 to 16. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because our founding fathers believed that checks and balances in government are essential to keeping our elected officials in check with the Constitution and to prevent any unconstitutional government overreach. Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, requires a limitation and separation of powers and the governor should not have unlimited executive power.