A bill to amend 1976 PA 390, entitled “Emergency management act,” by amending sections 3 and 5 (MCL 30.403 and 30.405), section 3 as amended by 2002 PA 132 and section 5 as amended by 2006 PA 545.
This bill delineates the governor's powers in managing disasters or emergencies, including issuing executive orders, proclamations, and directives with legal force. It limits the governor's ability to declare states of disaster or emergency to 28 days without legislative extension. A notable provision requires full reimbursement for food or drink establishments shut down under executive actions, as defined by the shutdown reimbursement act. Additionally, the bill expands the governor's emergency powers to include suspending regulatory statutes, commandeering private property with appropriate compensation, and directing evacuations, while explicitly prohibiting the seizure of lawfully possessed firearms or ammunition. Actions against the implementation of such orders are considered misdemeanors.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
