Federalism Commission

What the law says it does

Utah Code 63C-4a-302 creates the commission with 14 voting members: five senators, four from the majority party and one from the minority party, and nine representatives, seven from the majority party and two from the minority party. The Legislative Management Committee may add nonvoting members from a list the cochairs recommend. The commission may meet up to nine times a year unless the Legislative Management Committee approves more, and the code provides for it to close meetings under the Open and Public Meetings Act.

Under 63C-4a-303 the commission may evaluate a federal law, whether the commission, a council member or a monitor reports it, and may contract with a Utah public college or university to watch federal law for effects on federalism and state sovereignty. It gives each interim committee an annual report on federal actions that implicate those principles. If it finds a federal law unauthorized by the U.S. Constitution or in violation of federalism, the commission or a cochair may ask Utah's U.S. senators and representatives for information or help, send written notice to the federal agency, and request a response by a set date.

Source: Utah Code 63C-4a-302 and 63C-4a-303, Utah Code on le.utah.gov, checked October 28, 2026.

Bill requests, drafts and saved activity

2 saved references for this committee. Requests and drafts appear first, including earlier snapshots. These are selected records, not a complete committee history or a current list of pending legislation. Source-check dates are distinct from the record dates shown.

• Public Lands Planning AmendmentsCommittee bill file · Listed as of 2026-09-21

  Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.

  Source checked 2026-10-19 · Official source
• Public lands management: bill-file openingStudy or report · Committee meeting 2026-06-25

  The Legislature’s August summary reports: At its June 25 meeting, opened a bill file on public-lands management, the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office and the State Resource Management Plan. Opening a file does not establish introduction, approval of draft text or enactment.

  Source checked 2026-10-19 · Official source

A request, scheduled discussion or committee endorsement does not establish bill introduction, passage or enactment. A scheduled date does not establish that a meeting occurred.

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Senators

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