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Committee hears House Bill 227 to impose time limits on executive orders; governor's office warns of separation‑of‑powers issues
Summary
House Bill 227, introduced to require most executive orders to expire within 30 days after a governor leaves office unless extended, drew testimony from the governor's office citing separation‑of‑powers concerns and questions about administrative burden; no committee vote was taken.
Representative Angelus introduced House Bill 227 to the Senate Judiciary Committee as an administrative cleanup measure that would require most executive orders to expire after a newly elected governor leaves office unless the incoming governor issues a continuation.
"This is a simple, administrative clean up bill," Representative Angelus told the committee. The bill, as described by the sponsor, would create a statutory provision (cited in committee as "nine‑one‑two 25") that sunsets executive orders when a governor leaves office and allows a newly elected governor to extend orders from a prior administration by issuing a continuation order.
Kit Wendland, identified to the committee as special counsel…
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