SB 700: States of Emergency

GENERAL BILL by Smith

States of Emergency; Providing that a state of emergency renewed by the Governor expires within a specified timeframe; authorizing the Legislature to extend the state of emergency under specified circumstances; requiring the Governor to immediately issue a certain executive order or proclamation consistent with the Legislature’s concurrent resolution terminating a state of emergency; requiring the Auditor General to update quarterly a specified audit, rather than annually, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/2/2025 01:30 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 621 by Driskell States of Emergency Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee	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

  12/2/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability