HB 621: States of Emergency

GENERAL BILL by Driskell; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani

States of Emergency; Provides that state of emergency renewed by Governor expires within specified timeframe; authorizes Legislature to extend state of emergency under specified circumstances; provides that such extension is valid for specified timeframe; prohibits such timeframe from exceeding end of next regular session; requires Governor to immediately issue certain executive order or proclamation consistent with Legislature's concurrent resolution terminating state of emergency; prohibits Governor from declaring substantially similar state of emergency under specified conditions; requires AG to update quarterly specified audit, rather than annually.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/3/2025 10:48 AM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 700 by Smith States of Emergency Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability	Identical

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  252.36	Emergency management powers of the Governor.	Page 1 (pdf)
  252.3611	Transparency; audits.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/3/2025	H	• Filed
  12/12/2025	H	• Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee