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MN HF732

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bjorn Olson

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Origin

House of Representatives

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Requires majority vote approval from both houses of the legislature to extend a governor-declared peacetime emergency beyond the initial 30-day period

  • Limits each legislative extension of a peacetime emergency to a maximum of 30 additional days, with the governor able to propose subsequent extensions requiring new legislative approval

  • Requires the governor to provide at least 3 days' notice to legislative leaders before calling the legislature into session to consider emergency extensions when the legislature is not in session

  • Prohibits the governor from allowing an emergency declaration to expire and declaring a new emergency for the same event to circumvent the legislative approval requirement

  • Takes effect the day following final enactment and amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 12.31, subdivision 2

Legislative Description

Legislative approval for peacetime emergency extension required, and duration limited.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy

2/13/2025

Committee Referrals

State Government Finance & Policy2/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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