MN SF61

Amends Minnesota Constitution Article V, Section 3 to limit governor's emergency declarations to 30 days without legislative approval for extensions.

Requires both houses of the legislature to approve by majority vote any continuation of an emergency declaration for up to 30 days, with either house able to reject continuation by majority vote.

Allows legislature to convene in special session by request of senate and house leadership with majority vote of the rules committee in each house if emergency is declared while legislature is not in session.

Prohibits governor from allowing a peacetime emergency declaration to expire and declaring a new peacetime emergency for the same situation to circumvent legislative approval requirements.

Requires legislative rules committee approval in each house for any executive order issued pursuant to an emergency declaration; amendment submitted to voters at 2022 general election, effective January 1, 2023 if ratified.