The second change to the bill ensures that any power used under the bill is in response to COVID-19. The original wording of the bill was that a power could be used if it was necessary or desirable to respond to COVID-19 or its effects. The committee heard from submitters that the wording "desirable" was too broad and could allow for powers to be used in situations where the connection to COVID-19 was tangential or tenuous. Therefore, the committee of the whole House has tightened up this wording so that the powers may only be used where reasonably necessary to respond to COVID-19 or its effects. 