48-1301 Short title.
48-1301. Short title. This act shall be known as the “emergency interim legislative succession act.” History: L. 1961, ch. 252, § 1; June 30.
48-1302 Declaration of policy.
48-1302. Declaration of policy. The legislature declares: (1) That recent technological developments make possible an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death or inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the legislature; (2) that to conform in time of attack to existing legal requirements pertaining to the […]
48-1303 Definitions.
48-1303. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) “Attack” means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state whether through sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or […]
48-1304 Designation of emergency interim successors to legislators.
48-1304. Designation of emergency interim successors to legislators. In the event any legislator is unavailable following an attack, then, an emergency interim successor shall be designated as hereinafter provided. (a) If the legislator is from a representative district or senatorial district which comprises only one county, the emergency interim successor shall be designated by the […]
48-1305 Status, qualifications of emergency interim successors.
48-1305. Status, qualifications of emergency interim successors. An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a legislator. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency interim successor unless he or she may under the constitution and statutes hold […]
48-1306 Oath of emergency interim successors.
48-1306. Oath of emergency interim successors. Promptly after designation each emergency interim successor shall take the oath required for the legislator to whose powers and duties he or she is designated to succeed. No other oath shall be required. History: L. 1961, ch. 252, § 6; June 30.
48-1307 Duty of emergency interim successor.
48-1307. Duty of emergency interim successor. Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself or herself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the legislature, and each legislator shall assist his or her emergency interim successors to keep themselves so informed. History: L. 1961, ch. 252, § 7; June 30.
48-1308 Place of legislative session.
48-1308. Place of legislative session. Whenever in the event of an attack, the governor deems the place of session then prescribed to be unsafe, the governor may change it to any place in the state which he or she deems safer and convenient. History: L. 1961, ch. 252, § 8; June 30.
48-1309 Convening of legislature in event of attack.
48-1309. Convening of legislature in event of attack. In the event of an attack, the governor shall call the legislature into session as soon as practicable, and in any case within ninety days following the inception of the attack. If the governor fails to issue such call, the legislature shall, on the ninetieth day from […]
48-1310 Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor.
48-1310. Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor. If in the event of an attack a legislator is unavailable, his or her emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and assume the duties of such legislator. An emergency interim successor shall exercise these powers and assume these duties until the incumbent […]
48-1311 Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors.
48-1311. Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors. When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, the successor shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of an attack, each emergency interim […]
48-1312 Quorum and vote requirements.
48-1312. Quorum and vote requirements. In the event of an attack (1) quorum requirements for the legislature shall be suspended; and (2) where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution or other action would otherwise be required, the same proportion of those voting thereon shall be sufficient. […]
48-1313 Termination of operation of provisions of this act.
48-1313. Termination of operation of provisions of this act. The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators, and the operation of the provisions of this act relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislative action, and limitations on the length of sessions and the subjects […]