An effort to require the Legislature to reauthorize a governor’s state of emergency declaration every 30 days would have cost Arizona millions of dollars in federal funding.
Bob Christie Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — A plan to ask voters to require the Legislature to reauthorize a governor’s state of emergency declaration every 30 days has been gutted by the Arizona Senate after lawmakers realized more than three dozen open emergencies and millions of dollars in federal funding would be at risk.
For remaining declarations, the measure allows lawmakers to give an open-ended extension to a declaration instead of having to re-do the vote each month. The Legislature would have to either end, extend or modify those powers. It had passed the House with only Republican support and was hours away from an expected Senate vote last month when Sen. Ken Bennett, R-Prescott, raised concerns about the practical implications of the measure.
As of Jan. 17, Arizona had 41 open state disaster declarations, each relying on an emergency being declared by the governor, according to the state Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. Any health emergency is now limited to 120 days. After that, the Legislature would need to approve an extension every 30 days.
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