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House approves bill creating a legislative federalism commission; supporters cite state sovereignty
Summary
The House passed Substitute House Bill 131 to establish a legislative federalism commission, with supporters saying it restores balance between state and federal authority. Debate included separation-of-powers concerns from members worried about concentrating functions in the legislature; the measure passed 58–10 and will go to the Senate.
Representative Ivory framed Substitute House Bill 131 as a vehicle to institutionalize work already begun under an interbranch council, converting it into a legislative commission to coordinate with like-minded legislatures in other states. "What this bill simply does, representatives, is it takes what we did 2 years ago and…
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