DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 11 Original 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Pressly
Abstract: Specifies that legislative termination of an emergency declaration does not affect the
governor's ability to declare a state of disaster or emergency or public health emergency
based on other circumstances and that such termination does not nullify other declarations.
Present law also provides that the state of disaster, emergency, or public health emergency shall
continue until the governor finds that the threat of danger has passed or the disaster or emergency
has been dealt with to the extent that the emergency conditions no longer exist and terminates the
state of disaster, emergency, or public health emergency by executive order or proclamation.
Present law provides that a majority of the surviving members of either house of the legislature may
terminate a state of disaster or emergency or a state of public health emergency at any time.
Present law further provides that the petition terminating the state of emergency, disaster, or public
health emergency may establish a period during which no other declaration of emergency or disaster
may be issued and that the governor shall issue an executive order or proclamation ending the state
of disaster or emergency.
Proposed law specifies that legislative termination of an emergency order does not affect the
governor's ability to declare a state of disaster or emergency or state of public health emergency
based on other circumstances nor does it nullify other declarations.
(Amends R.S. 29:724(B)(2) and 768(B))