Another states' rights bill targeting federal health reform won committee approval Tuesday en-route to the full Senate.

HB67 would require the Legislature and governor to sign off on any health care programs enacted by Congress before they could be implemented in Utah.

Democrats have warned the bill could cost the state hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding. Legislative attorneys have also said it may "violate the Supremacy Clause" of the U.S. Constitution, inviting a costly lawsuit.

But sponsoring Rep. Carl Wimmer contends those costs pale in comparison to cost of "enslaving ourselves" to the federal government.

"What is the cost of liberty and of sovereignty?" Wimmer asked rhetorically.

The bill already has passed the House and cleared the Senate Health and Human Services on a 4-1 vote.

Though generally supportive of the bill, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert "has concerns with some of the language," said his spokeswoman Angie Welling without elaborating. Talk of a veto, however, is premature, Welling said.