Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
Impact
This legislation has significant implications for how emergency declarations are managed in New Jersey. By limiting the duration of such declarations and placing authority in the hands of the Legislature, it seeks to prevent prolonged use of emergency powers that may have been enacted during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Proponents argue that this increases accountability and curtails any potential overreach by the executive branch, supporting the principle of checks and balances within government.
Summary
Assembly Bill A3429 permits the New Jersey Legislature to terminate certain state and public health emergency declarations made by the Governor. Specifically, it outlines a process whereby the Legislature can use a concurrent resolution, requiring a two-thirds vote from both houses to end such declarations. The bill also stipulates that unless an extension is approved, a state of emergency will automatically expire 60 days after its issuance, thereby increasing legislative oversight over emergency powers.
Contention
However, the bill has also generated controversy and debate. Critics may argue that such legislative control could hamper timely responses to emergencies that may require swift executive action. Additionally, the provisions requiring written notification from the Governor about the necessity for extension and potential limitations on re-declarations for the same emergency could be seen as constraining the Governor's ability to manage ongoing crises effectively, thereby potentially compromising public health and safety.
Same As
Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
Permits Legislature to terminate certain declarations by Governor for state of emergency or public health emergency and limits duration of such declarations unless Legislature approves extension.
Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2023 This bill provides that a national emergency declared by the President terminates 30 days after a declaration unless a joint resolution affirming such declaration is enacted. All existing emergency declarations expire after two years unless the President requests a renewal that receives congressional approval.
A resolution to direct the Clerk of the House of Representatives to only present to the Governor enrolled House bills finally passed by both houses of the One Hundred Third Legislature.
Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 88th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.