H 5582 Resolution, By Hiott and Burns
Summary: State of Emergency
    A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT THE GOVERNOR IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DECLARE SUCCESSIVE STATES OF EMERGENCY THAT ARE BASED UPON THE SCOPE OF IMPACT OF THE EVENT OR OCCURRENCE THAT WAS THE BASIS FOR THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY NOT LAST LONGER THAN FIFTEEN DAYS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS A DUTY TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION IF HE BELIEVES THAT THE EMERGENCY WILL EXTEND BEYOND FIFTEEN DAYS, AND THAT WITHOUT EXPRESS CONSENT FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE STATE OF EMERGENCY EXPIRES FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER IT IS DECLARED.
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09/15/20	House	Introduced (House Journal-page 118)
09/15/20	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 118)