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Arizona emergency declaration process. In Arizona, as of 2023, a governor can proclaim a state of emergency if a city, town, county, tribe, or other state agency passed a resolution saying that an emergency exists within their jurisdiction, and that further help is needed from the state.
Jun 12, 2023 · A plan to ask voters to require the Legislature to reauthorize a governor’s state of emergency declaration every 30 days has been gutted by the Arizona Senate after lawmakers realized more than three dozen open emergencies and millions of dollars in federal funding would be at risk.
Mar 27, 2023 · Federal funding for disasters is linked to a state emergency declaration. And more to the point, they must be maintained for funding to continue to flow, according to DEMA. It also can — and often does — take years, sometimes even decades, for a disaster to be closed.
Jun 15, 2023 · In Arizona, the state Legislature approved a constitutional amendment related to the governor’s emergency powers on June 12, 2023. Voters will decide on the amendment at the election on Nov. 5, 2024.
Feb 1, 2022 · The bill limits the length of a state of emergency declared by the governor to 120 days, to be declared 30 days at a time. After 120 days, the emergency would end unless the Legislature...
- Stacey Barchenger
- State Politics Reporter
Apr 30, 2024 · Any health emergency declared by new Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is now limited to 120 days. After that, the Legislature would need to approve an extension every 30 days.
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Mar 27, 2023 · A measure that would rein in the powers of the Arizona governor to maintain emergency declarations is one vote away from being sent to the 2024 ballot. The bill would require monthly legislative approval for any emergency declaration.
