Senator Rosenboom outlines bill limiting governor's emergency powers; Democrats caucus

Senator Rosenboom presented House File 26 94, a bill from the other chamber that, he said on the floor, would limit aspects of the governor's emergency powers. Rosenboom said the bill would prohibit the governor from closing or placing mandates on places of worship during a declared disaster or public health emergency and would prevent emergency proclamations from authorizing changes to local, county or state election rules without prior approval of the general assembly. He also said the bill would prohibit regulation of conduct within a private residence and would bar mandatory vaccination requirements in those circumstances.