OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5492
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROCESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
AND CIVIL PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS.
Primary Analyst: CP 4/13/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
This bill increases legislative oversight of public health and civil
preparedness emergencies declared by the governor. For both types of
emergency declarations, it establishes a maximum initial length (180
days for public health and 100 days for civil preparedness) and
generally requires approval by the full legislature before either
emergency may be extended beyond 180 days.
The bill also allows the legislative leaders and Public Health
Emergency Committee to use a virtual platform viewable to the public
when holding any meeting under the bill’s provisions.
These provisions have no fiscal impact.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None