ID H0135

Governor may issue executive orders or proclamations during disasters if narrowly tailored to protect life or property, with specific limited duration, and cannot universally restrict jobholders by job type or classification.

State of disaster emergency must terminate automatically when threat passes, the declared period ends, or the legislature terminates it by concurrent resolution; governor must immediately issue written notice of termination.

Governor may extend disaster emergency beyond 60 days only for federal funding collection purposes; legislature may extend up to 365 days by concurrent resolution, and governor cannot redeclare successive emergencies for the same event without legislative extension.

Legislature may terminate emergency declarations by concurrent resolution or other legislative action, which is binding on the governor and state agencies; cities retain authority to pass health ordinances under existing law.

Governor cannot alter, adjust, or suspend any provision of Idaho Code during disaster emergency, and cannot impose additional restrictions on firearms, ammunition, or constitutional rights including peaceable assembly and free exercise of religion.