And the governor has the ability to call an emergency session of the legislature and ask the legislature for authority or different ways to do things. After 90 days, it automatically expires. And then going forward, The legislature, if it felt it was appropriate, could extend the emergency in 60 day intervals. And some people might be saying, well, why would that be appropriate? Why would you continually extend the state of emergency? It's because in some cases, emergencies are also tied to the ability to draw down federal dollars. (04:30–04:36)
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Asserts that Senate Bill 22 allows the legislature to extend emergencies in 60-day intervals.
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