MN HF22

Governor may declare peacetime emergency for acts of nature, technological failures, terrorist incidents, industrial accidents, hazardous materials accidents, or civil disturbances that endanger life and property when local resources are inadequate.

Peacetime emergency automatically expires after 5 days unless extended by Executive Council resolution for up to 25 additional days, creating a maximum of 30 days without legislative involvement.

Legislature may extend peacetime emergency beyond 30 days by majority vote of each house for up to 14 additional days per request, with governor able to request multiple extensions.

Governor must provide at least 3 days' notice to legislative leaders and request a legislative session if extension is needed beyond 30 days while legislature is not in session.

Governor prohibited from allowing peacetime emergency declaration to expire and declaring a new one for the same emergency to circumvent legislative approval requirements.