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FL H0621
Bill
Status
Introduced
12/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Fentrice Driskell
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AI Summary
- Governor-renewed states of emergency automatically expire after 1 year unless the Legislature extends them by a two-thirds vote of both houses
- Legislature must set a termination date for any extended emergency, which cannot exceed the end of the next regular legislative session
- Legislature may terminate any state of emergency by concurrent resolution at any time, requiring the Governor to immediately issue a conforming executive order
- Governor is prohibited from declaring a substantially similar state of emergency after the Legislature terminates or allows one to expire
- Auditor General must update financial and compliance audits of emergency expenditures quarterly instead of annually for emergencies exceeding 1 year
- Effective date: July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
States of Emergency
Last Action
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee12/12/2025
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