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Committee deadlocks on bill that would require legislature to reconvene for state disaster declarations
Summary
House Bill 344 would have required the legislature to be convened for state disaster emergency declarations and limited a declaration to 60 days absent legislative continuation; the committee split 7-7 on a motion to send the bill to the floor, leaving it in committee after testimony raised concerns about response delays.
The House State Affairs Committee failed to advance House Bill 344 after a roll-call tie, leaving the measure in committee. HB344 would have clarified that the legislature may terminate a state disaster emergency and would prevent a governor from continuing an emergency declaration beyond 60 days without legislative action.
Representative Elaine Price, R-District 4, said the bill is intended to affirm legislative authority and ensure the legislature can carry out oversight and appropriations for emergency spending. Price said the 60-day limit would not bar the governor…
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