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Committee advances bill to limit governor's emergency powers, require legislative sign-off after 30 days
Summary
A Tennessee House committee voted to advance legislation that would prevent the governor from suspending constitutional rights during a declared state of emergency and require the legislature to approve extensions beyond 30 days; the measure passed the committee 18-4 and will move to finance and ways and means.
A Tennessee House committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would restrict the governor's authority during a declared state of emergency and require legislative approval to extend an emergency beyond 30 days.
Representative Zachary, sponsor of House Bill 132, told the committee the bill would prevent the governor from suspending rights protected in the state's declaration of rights and would allow the legislature to terminate a state of emergency by joint resolution. "First, it's simply says that the governor cannot issue an order or suspend a rule through that state of emergency that would…
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