The state House of Representatives approved two bills that would dramatically reduce the size of the General Assembly. HB 1234 would take the House from its current 203 members to 153 members; SB 1716 would take the Senate from 50 members to 38 members.

The sponsor of the bills, Speaker of the House Sam Smith, R-Jefferson, has long argued that the legislature, particularly the House, can be difficult to manage because of its size.