HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 18, 2022) – State lawmakers apparently have long memories.
The memories of the days of “stay home, stay safe” and “safer at home” during the first few months of the COVID 19 outbreak two and a half years ago spurred the Republican-controlled state House and Senate to pass eight bills of a 30-bill package that would establish parameters on what the executive branch of government can and cannot do without legislative consent during an emergency situation such as that. Those eight bills were vetoed by Governor Whitmer last Friday, much to the dismay of first-term GOP Senator Aric Nesbitt of Lawton.
The vetoed legislation included a 28-day limit on emergency powers without legislative approval for any extension, required the executive branch to notify the legislature within 24 hours of issuing certain emergency orders, and other restrictive measures. Nesbitt remarked during a Monday appearance on “WHTC Talk of the Town.”
The legislature doesn’t have enough votes to override any gubernatorial veto. The other 22 bills in this package are still in the Senate awaiting action following the November 8 General Election.
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