2020 House Bill 5711

Overhaul powers granted to governor during declared emergency

Introduced in the House

April 16, 2020

Introduced by Rep. Brandt Iden (R-61)

To amend one of the two laws that authorize a governor to assume extraordinary powers during a declared emergency by deleting the section that specifies the powers that the governor may assume (Public Act 302 of 1945). The bill deletes is intended as a “placeholder” designed to initiate a reassessment of those powers.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations