Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a substitute bill that requires government compensation for business revenue lost due to covid restrictions.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a governor from issuing an executive order or extending an additional executive order longer than 30 days without the approval from the state legislature (Sec. 4).

• Requires that the state government be subject to any applicable requirements for compensation for business revenue lost due to covid restrictions issued by the governor's executive disaster order (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes a court to grant a request for relief from a governor's executive order if it is determined that the order substantially burdens or inhibits the gathering or movement of individuals or the operation of any religious, civic, business, or commercial activity, whether for-profit or not-for-profit (Sec. 5).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires government compensation for business revenue lost due to covid restrictions.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a governor from issuing an executive order or extending an additional executive order longer than 30 days without the approval from the state legislature (Sec. 4).

• Requires that the state government be subject to any applicable requirements for compensation for business revenue lost due to covid restrictions issued by the governor's executive disaster order (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes a court to grant a request for relief from a governor's executive order if it is determined that the order substantially burdens or inhibits the gathering or movement of individuals or the operation of any religious, civic, business, or commercial activity, whether for-profit or not-for-profit (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text