Governor’s Emergency Powers, Police Reform Bills, and more
Governor’s Emergency Powers
On April 14, 2021, Gov. Walz extended the state’s peacetime emergency for another 30 days to quickly help the state respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In response to the extension of the governor’s emergency powers, Rep. Steve Green (R-Fosston) in the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee made a motion to suspend the rules and have HF101 brought up on the House floor; the bill would ask voters in the 2022 election if the state’s constitution should be amended to cap the peacetime emergency period at seven days unless the House and Senate vote to allow a 30-day emergency declaration.