Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the State Sovereignty topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee advances bill meant to reaffirm state sovereignty and federalism
Summary
Representative Judy Boyle described H 650 as legislation to reaffirm federalism; the committee heard supporting testimony from the Idaho Farm Bureau and voted to send H 650 to the Senate floor with a do pass recommendation by voice vote.
The Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee voted March 23 to send H 650, a bill sponsored to emphasize state sovereignty and a presumption of state jurisdiction, to the full Senate with a do pass recommendation.
Representative Judy Boyle explained the bill’s intent was to reaffirm federalism principles and to make clear that, within constitutional limits, both state and federal governments operate concurrently. Russ Hendricks of the Idaho Farm Bureau testified in support, saying recent decades had seen states exercise fewer checks on federal authority and that the bill would reassert state rights.
Senator Shippy moved to send H 650 to the floor with a do pass recommendation; Vice Chairman Bernt seconded the motion and it carried by voice vote. Committee discussion recorded in the minutes notes Representative Boyle’s description and Mr. Hendricks’s support but does not include extensive floor debate or opposition in the committee record.
If the bill advances from the Senate floor, further debate, amendment, and votes will be recorded in subsequent Senate proceedings.
