The House State Affairs Committee has voted largely along party lines to both introduce and send to the full House a new version of HCR 60, a resolution backed by Gov. Butch Otter and the Idaho Republican Party that urges amendments to the U.S. Constitution to narrow the scope of the Commerce Clause and broad the 10th Amendment on states' rights. Rep. Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, called the measure "a significant step towards bringing the control back to the individual states." He said, "For decades we have shared increased frustrations dealing with the federal government and its agencies. From wolf and grizzly bear management, to gun control, to endless regulation and unfunded mandates, the federal government has become far too intrusive. ... If we want to limit the role of the federal government, the limitation must be placed in the document from which the federal government and courts derive their power, the Constitution of the United States."

The new version, which makes several changes to the original HCR 60 for legal reasons, drew opposition from four of the five Democrats on the panel, with just Rep. Mary Lou Shepherd, D-Prichard, joining the committee's Republicans in backing its quick passage.