Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF26: Governor's power to declare emergency repealed, legislative emergency declaration and extension process established, governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules during an emergency repealed, citizen rights protected, and technical corrections made.
Status: In committee, March 14, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to emergency management; repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 12.03, subdivision 1e; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.25, subdivision 3; 12.36; 12.45; 12.61, subdivision 2; 14.03, subdivision 1; 34A.11, subdivision 6; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 144.4197…
From the introduced text, February 7, 2025:
A bill for an act relating to emergency management; repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 12.03, subdivision 1e; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.25, subdivision 3; 12.36; 12.45; 12.61, subdivision 2; 14.03, subdivision 1; 34A.11, subdivision 6; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 144.4197; 144E.266; 151.441, subdivisions 12, 13; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.035, subdivision 2; 12.31; 12.32. Section 1. new text begin [ADDED: TITLE.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: This act may be cited as the "Never Again Act."] new text end Sec. 2. new text begin [ADDED: [12.025] PROTECTION OF CITIZENS' RIGHTS.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Nothing in this chapter authorizes the governor or the state director to:] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (1) infringe on the rights of the people in the state, including but not limited to:] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new …