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House adopts bill creating voluntary regional planning roundtables after heated debate over local control
Summary
House Bill 11‑98, creating a permissive regional planning roundtable mechanism, passed the House on April 21, 2025 after floor amendments and extended debate on local control and state‑level reach.
House Bill 11‑98, which creates a permissive regional planning roundtable commission to convene local governments at their request, passed third reading on April 21, 2025 after a technical numbering amendment and extended floor debate about local control.
The bill’s sponsor said the commission can convene regions only at the request of local governments to coordinate planning on issues that cross municipal or county lines. Representative Froelich asked the House for permission to bring a technical amendment on third…
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