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Committee deadlocks on bill requiring legislative convening to end state disaster declarations
Summary
Representative Elaine Price presented House Bill 344 to limit state disaster emergencies to 60 days unless the legislature, convened in special session, acts to continue them; county and emergency-management officials warned the requirement could delay urgent response and access to assistance.
Representative Elaine Price, R-District 4, presented House Bill 344 to clarify that a state disaster emergency declared under Idaho Code would not continue beyond 60 days from the date of the declaration unless the legislature, convened in a special session, acts to continue it. Price said the bill is intended to preserve the legislature’s coequal authority by ensuring the legislature may end a declaration.
Committee members raised concerns about practical consequences. Representative Mickelson and others asked whether the governor would retain authority to mobilize resources and whether requiring legislative…
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