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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 732 requires legislative approval to extend peacetime emergencies beyond 30 days
Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and PolicySponsor: Bjorn Olson
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What This Bill Proposed
Legislative approval for peacetime emergency extension required, and duration limited.
The measure shifts emergency powers by removing the 's authority to unilaterally extend emergencies up to 30 additional days and instead grants that extension power exclusively to the legislature through a majority vote.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
the governor
The governor is required to secure legislative approval to extend peacetime emergencies beyond 30 days and cannot allow an emergency to expire and restart to avoid oversight.
the legislature
Both houses of the legislature gain the authority to approve or reject extensions of peacetime emergencies by majority vote.
Key Facts
- The governor must obtain approval by a majority vote of each house of the legislature to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 30 days.
- The governor may propose additional extensions, and the legislature may extend the peacetime emergency for up to an additional 30 days per proposal by majority vote of each house.
- If the legislature is not in session when an extension is needed, the governor must provide at least three days' notice to legislative leaders of the intent to immediately convene both houses.
- The governor is prohibited from letting a peacetime emergency expire and declaring a new one for the same event to avoid legislative approval.
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- For separate, subsequent peacetime emergencies declared in response to a different event, an additional declaration is not required except to receive federal aid under section 12.22.
- Nothing in the section limits the governor's authority over or command of the National Guard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the governor extend a peacetime emergency past 30 days without legislative approval?
What happens if an emergency extension is needed while the legislature is not in session?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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