1.1 	A House concurrent resolution
1.2 	relating to Executive Orders 20-01 and 20-35; terminating a peacetime emergency 
1.3 	declaration.
1.4 	WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota has faced a significant public health emergency in 
1.5 	confronting the outbreak of the infectious disease known as COVID-19; and
1.6 	WHEREAS, the Governor declared a peacetime emergency under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.7 	12.31, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), in Executive Order 20-01, and has exercised a wide range of 
1.8 	authority pursuant to the peacetime emergency declaration; and
1.9 	WHEREAS, Minnesotans have made significant sacrifices to remain healthy, safe, and secure 
1.10 	during the outbreak; NOW, THEREFORE,
1.11 	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota, the Senate 
1.12 	concurring, that effective at 12:01 a.m. on April 15, 2020, the legislature exercises its powers under 
1.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 12.31, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), to terminate the Governor's peacetime 
1.14 	emergency declared in Executive Order 20-01 on March 13, 2020, and extended in Executive Order 
1.15 	20-35 on April 13, 2020; and
1.16 	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, recognizing the need for a seamless transition to a 
1.17 	nonemergency status and to protect the health, welfare, and well being of the public, the legislature 
1.18 	declares: (1) Executive Orders 20-02, 20-03, 20-06, 20-07, 20-10, 20-13, 20-14, 20-16, 20-19, 
1.19 	20-21, 20-22, 20-23, 20-24, 20-25, 20-26, 20-27, 20-28, 20-29, 20-31, and 20-34 remain in effect 
1.20 	until rescinded by the legislature through subsequent passage of a concurrent resolution; (2) any 
1.21 	provision in Laws 2020, chapter 71 and any COVID-19 response legislation passed by the legislature 
1.22 	on April 14, 2020, that is dependent on a declaration of a peacetime emergency is continued; and 
1.23 	(3) the following response measures apply with respect to the COVID-19 outbreak: (i) the most 
1.24 	vulnerable Minnesotans, as defined in the Department of Health's April 10, 2020, SARS-CoV-2 
1.25 	modeling version 2.0, must continue to observe stay-at-home practices for ten weeks from the date 
2.1 	this resolution is adopted or 30 days after the date of peak deaths in Minnesota, whichever is sooner; 
2.2 	(ii) Minnesotans that are not included in the definition of most vulnerable must practice physical 
2.3 	distancing, as defined in the Department of Health's April 10, 2020, SARS-CoV-2 modeling version 
2.4 	2.0, for 21 days after the date of this resolution; and (iii) all Minnesotans are encouraged to comply 
2.5 	with social distancing guidelines; and
2.6 	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives is 
2.7 	directed to prepare an enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by his signature and 
2.8 	those of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chair of the Senate Rules and 
2.9 	Administration Committee, and the Secretary of the Senate, and transmit it to the Governor of the 
2.10 	State of Minnesota.