SB 1020: State of emergency: Governor’s powers and annual report.

<p>The bill aims to clarify and limit the governor's powers during a declared state of emergency in California. It states the legislature’s intent to provide flexibility for administrative responses but not an alternative legislative or budget process. The bill requires the governor, when suspending or modifying existing statutes or regulations, to justify these actions and specify why the regular legislative processes are insufficient.</p> <p>The bill also mandates automatic termination of a state of emergency at the end of the next fiscal year unless renewed by the governor with a review of necessary executive orders. It calls for an annual report from the Office of Emergency Services on each terminated state of emergency to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Legislative Analyst’s Office.</p> <p>Additionally, it clarifies that funds allocated from the disaster response-eme…