Connecticut lawmakers vote to extend Gov. Lamont's public health emergency for five more months
Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to extend Gov. Ned Lamont's public health emergency for five more months.
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Sep 4, 2020, 1:50 PM
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Updated 1,421 days ago
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Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to extend Gov. Ned Lamont's public health emergency for five more months.
The Public Health Emergency Committee voted in favor of the extension in a 6-4 vote.
Gov. Lamont extended his emergency powers by five months, but Republican lawmakers pushed back earlier this week.
Lamont announced the extension during a news conference Monday, but top Republicans said moments later that they never agreed to it.
His powers previously would've ended on Sept. 9. Connecticut has COVID-19 rules for schools, restaurants, bars and even face masks - all through executive orders.
