Kansas legislators voted to pass a bill limiting the governor's emergency powers.
THE KANSAS HOUSE ISDEBATING RIGHT NOW ABILL THAT WOULD LIMITGOVERNOR LAURA KELLY'SEXECUTIVE POWERS --SPECIFICALLY WHEN ITCOMES TO STATEEMERGENCIES LIKECOVID-19.THE LEGISLATURE INTHEIR 22ND HOUR OFDEBATE..
ON WHAT WASSUPPOSED TO BE THEFINAL DAY OF THE SESSIONYESTERDAY.AND EVEN IF THEY PASSTHIS -- IT WILL BE MOSTLIKELY AN AUTOMATICVETO WHEN IT REACHESTHE GOVERNOR'S DESK.BRYANT MADDRICK JOINSUS FROM THE NEWSROOM.BRYANT YOU'VE BEENWATCHING THIS ALLMORNING...RIGHT NOW HOUSELAWMAKERS AREDEBATING A BILL THESENATE PASSED EARLYTHIS MORNING BY A VOTEOF 27 TO 11.THAT LEGISLATION LIMITSTHE GOVERNOR'SEMERGENCY POWERS.THIS IS A LIVE LOOK ATTHE KANSAS HOUSE --WHERE DEBATECONTINUES.THE BILL REQUIRESGOVERNOR KELLY TO GETPERMISSION FROMLAWMAKERS TO KEEPBUSINESSES CLOSED ORTO EXERCISE OTHERBROAD POWERS GRANTEDTO GOVERNORS DURINGEMERGENCIES AFTER MAY31ST.LEGISLATIVE LEADERSWOULD ALSO HAVE FINALSAY OVER HOW THE STATESPENDS 1 POINT 25BILLION DOLLARS INCORONAVIRUS RELIEFFUNDS.LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT --REPUBLICAN STATEATTORNEY GENERALDEREK SCHMIDTSUGGESTED KELLY HASBEEN ON, QUOTE,"LEGALLY SUSPECT"GROUND FOR THREEWEEKS..BEFORE THE SESSION,GOVERNOR KELLY'SOFFICE RELEASED ARESPONSE TO THE VOTETHAT READS, IN PART:"THIS IS NOT AN HONESTCONVERSATION ABOUTREVIEWING ANDMODERNIZING KEMA, ORTHE KANSAS EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT ACT.IF IT WERE, THEATTORNEY GENERALWOULD NOT HAVERELEASED HIS LEGALOPINION IN THE MIDDLE OFTHE NIGHT RIGHT BEFORETHE LAST DAY OF THELEGISLATIVE SESSION."WE EXPECT A VOTE IN THEHOUSE BEFORE 8.WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ONWHAT HAPPENS... AND LETYOU KNOW AS SOON AS AVOTE HAPPENS ON AIRONLINE.IN THE NEWSROOM, I'MBRYANT MADDRIC
Kansas lawmakers burned the midnight oil during an unprecedented, nearly 24-hour session from Thursday morning into Friday morning...
