PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Republican leaders in Maine want to curb the governor’s office from exercising as broad emergency powers as Gov. Janet Mills has during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mills, a Democrat, issued a “state of civil emergency” order more than a year ago and has renewed it numerous times. Her office has said the declaration “allows Maine to deploy all available tools to respond to and contain COVID-19.”

Republicans in the Maine Legislature have long contended that the emergency declaration has gone on for too long and gives Mills too much authority. House Republican Leader Kathleen Dillingham has proposed a bill that limits a governor’s emergency powers to 30 days. It would require subsequent renewals of a state of emergency to receive a two-thirds majority from the Maine Legislature.

The proposal was slated to face a public hearing before the Committee on State and Local Government on Monday. It also states that the legislature can use a joint resolution to “terminate a state of emergency at any time.”

Mills has repeatedly said the emergency declaration is necessary to keep the spread of the virus under control in the state.

“The summer is fast approaching and the finish line is on the horizon,” she said earlier this month when she extended the emergency order for a thirteenth time. “I urge all Maine people to keep doing the basic things that keep us healthy, like wearing a mask, and to sign up to get the vaccine when they are eligible.”

The current emergency declaration is set to expire on April 15.