Minnesota SF1216 amends peacetime emergency extension rules, requiring a supermajority vote in the legislature to extend beyond 14 days.

Minnesota SF1216 amends the state's peacetime emergency extension rules by requiring a supermajority vote of three-fifths in each house of the legislature to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days. The bill modifies Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 12.31, subdivision 2, to include this new requirement. A peacetime emergency can be declared by the governor for situations endangering life and property, such as acts of nature, technological failures, terrorist incidents, cyber attacks, industrial accidents, hazardous materials accidents, or civil disturbances.

Minnesota SF1216 amends peacetime emergency extension rules, requiring a supermajority vote in the legislature to extend beyond 14 days.

Minnesota SF1216 amends the state's peacetime emergency extension rules by requiring a supermajority vote of three-fifths in each house of the legislature to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days. The bill modifies Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 12.31, subdivision 2, to include this new requirement. A peacetime emergency can be declared by the governor for situations endangering life and property, such as acts of nature, technological failures, terrorist incidents, cyber attacks, industrial accidents, hazardous materials accidents, or civil disturbances.