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FL H0621

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Fentrice Driskell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

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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