RALEIGH, N.C. — Author's note: the above video is on file from March 2, 2021.
House Republicans have advanced a measure that requires North Carolina’s governor to get formal support from other elected leaders to enforce long-term statewide emergency orders.
A state House judiciary committee voted on Tuesday for the legislation.
It marks another response by GOP legislators to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive orders declaring an emergency due to COVID-19.
Republicans and some allies have said Cooper has wielded too much individual power closing schools and businesses.
The bill would require the governor to seek and receive backing from a majority of the Council of State. Cooper vetoed a similar bill last year.