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Senate Judiciary members voice separation-of-powers and process concerns about S.44
Summary
During a Feb. 11 Senate Judiciary discussion of S.44, committee members flagged constitutional separation-of-powers questions, the bill's proposed 60-day review window for emergency measures, and requested additional testimony from local law enforcement and municipal officials; no vote was taken.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee met Feb. 11 for a general discussion of S.44, a bill that committee members said would change how the legislature reviews executive actions taken during a state of emergency.
Committee members said their principal concerns center on separation-of-powers implications and the mechanics of a 60-day legislative review. "Probably my biggest concern is just the separation of powers there... and the constitutionality of it," said Committee member (Speaker 2). The same speaker asked whether the statutory process would allow the governor to veto a legislative up-or-down vote and how that veto would be handled in practice.
The committee…
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