Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the governor to seek legislative approval before extending an emergency declaration beyond 30 days.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a peacetime emergency from being continued for more than 5 days unless extended by resolution of the Executive Council for up to an additional 25 days​ for a cumulative total of 30 days (Sec. 1.a).

• Prohibits the governor from extending a peacetime emergency beyond the 30 days provided​ unless the extension is approved by majority vote of each house of the​ legislature (Sec. 1.b).

• Prohibits the governor from allowing a peacetime emergency declaration to expire and declare​ a new peacetime emergency for the same emergency in an effort to avoid obtaining legislative​ approval for an extension of a peacetime emergency (Sec. 1.c).​

• Specifies if a peacetime emergency declaration is in effect and the​ governor determines the need to declare an additional, separate peacetime emergency in​ response to a different event than the event for which the first emergency was declared, the governor is not required to make an additional declaration for the​ second peacetime emergency except for purposes of receiving federal aid (Sec. 1.d).

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