Plain English Breakdown
The source text mentions extensions are allowed 'as specified,' but does not provide those specific details in this excerpt, leaving some procedural uncertainty.
AB-1835: Changes to State of Emergency Powers and End Dates
This bill changes the Governor's authority during an emergency from police power to executive power and sets a rule that emergencies end after 90 days unless lawmakers extend them.
What This Bill Does
- Changes the law so the Governor can exercise all executive power vested in the state instead of police power within the designated area.
- Keeps the requirement for the Governor to end an emergency as soon as conditions allow.
- Adds a rule that any state of emergency ends automatically 90 days after the Governor's proclamation if not terminated sooner by the Governor or extended by the Legislature.
- Allows the Legislature to extend an emergency past 90 days by passing a concurrent resolution.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Governor
- State government agencies
- The California Legislature
Terms To Know
- California Emergency Services Act (CESA)
- The existing state law that sets rules for declaring and managing emergencies.
- Executive power
- Authority vested in the state by the Constitution and laws to run government agencies, which this bill allows the Governor to exercise during an emergency.
- Concurrent resolution
- A formal agreement passed by both chambers of the Legislature that can extend a state of emergency past 90 days or declare it at an end.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify what actions count as using executive power.
- The text states extensions are 'as specified' but does not detail the specific conditions for those specifications in this summary.
- No effective date is listed in the provided source material.