HB 05759 Summary

• Governor must make good faith effort to inform legislative leaders before declaring a state-wide or regional public health emergency and may implement emergency response plans, authorize isolation/quarantine, order vaccinations, apply for federal assistance, or suspend license renewal functions.

• Public health emergency declarations become effective upon filing with Secretary of State and House and Senate clerks; a legislative committee can disapprove declarations within 72 hours by majority vote; renewal declarations follow the same process.

• Governor must provide at least 5 days' notice before issuing, renewing, or modifying any declaration or order that restricts a business's ability to operate or capacity to do business, published in newspapers, provided to news media, and posted online.

• Governor must make good faith effort to inform legislative leaders before declaring a public health emergency to be terminated upon finding that circumstances no longer pose substantial risk of significant human fatalities or permanent/long-term disability.

• Similar notice and legislative oversight requirements apply to civil preparedness emergencies proclaimed by the Governor for disasters, enemy attacks, sabotage, or other hostile actions, with 5 days' advance notice required before orders restricting business operations.