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S11042023 Regular Session

Amends existing law to provide that the Governor shall not extend a state of disaster emergency without petitioning the Legislature.

STATE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACT -- Amends existing law to provide that the Governor shall not extend a state of disaster emergency without petitioning the Legislature.

STATE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACT

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The purpose of this legislation is to limit the government to a single 30 day extension on a declaration of a disaster emergency. Assuming there is a disaster emergency that extends beyond a 60 day time frame, an additional extension of a disaster emergency would only be allowed if the Legislature was called back into session and concurred with an additional extension.

LATEST ACTION

Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs

BILL INFO

Session
2023
Chamber
senate
Status date
Feb 15, 2023

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