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MN HF732
Bill
Status
2/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bjorn Olson
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AI Summary
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Requires majority vote approval from both houses of the legislature to extend a governor-declared peacetime emergency beyond the initial 30-day period
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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
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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
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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
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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