John Hughes

Voted for Senate Bill 164, which made it a crime to spread an undisclosed deepfake about a candidate within 90 days of an election. The South Dakota House vote was 45-24. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 10, 2025Supports AI Regulation

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Voted for House Bill 1105, a bill to stop property covenants from blocking health care services in underserved areas. The South Dakota House passed it, 45-20. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.

February 11, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for House Joint Resolution 5002, a resolution to ask voters to remove Medicaid expansion from the state constitution. The South Dakota House rejected it, 27-39. The bill did not become law.

January 29, 2026Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for House Bill 1210, a bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The South Dakota House rejected it, 32-35. The bill did not become law.

February 20, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for House Bill 1163, a bill to ban requiring vaccines made with genetic material. The South Dakota House rejected it, 32-35. The bill did not become law.

February 20, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for House Bill 1173, a bill to make carbon dioxide pipeline companies prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement. The South Dakota House passed it, 44-22. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.

February 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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On 2026-02-17, the South Dakota House passed House Bill 1173 as amended, a measure prime-sponsored by Representative John Hughes requiring environmental impact statements for certain Public Utilities Commission permit applicants.

February 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for House Bill 1064, which allowed direct sales of custom-slaughtered uninspected meat once federal law permits them. The South Dakota House vote was 48-18. The Governor signed it on February 17, 2026.

January 29, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for House Bill 1228, a bill to require an environmental impact statement before any carbon dioxide pipeline permit. The South Dakota House voted 37-32 for it, but it failed because it needed a two-thirds majority, 47 votes. The bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for House Bill 1085, a bill to bar new carbon dioxide pipeline permits until federal safety rules were final. The South Dakota House passed it, 40-30. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for House Bill 1223, a bill to create a conscience exemption from vaccines made with genetic material. The South Dakota House rejected it, 34-36. The bill did not become law.

February 19, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for Senate Bill 63, which created a state office of apprenticeship. The South Dakota House vote was 42-23. The Governor signed it on February 25, 2026.

February 17, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted for House Bill 1217, a bill to bar schools and colleges from using public money to support unions. The South Dakota House rejected it, 27-40. The bill did not become law.

February 18, 2026Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted for House Bill 1246, a bill to ban secrecy agreements between governments and data center developers. The South Dakota House rejected it, 30-37. The bill did not become law.

February 20, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for House Bill 1222, a bill to bar economic development board members from owning companies the board funds. The South Dakota House rejected it, 29-36. The bill did not become law.

February 19, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for Senate Bill 201, a bill to bar state candidates from taking money raised for a federal campaign. The South Dakota House rejected it, 32-38. The bill did not become law.

March 5, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for House Bill 1204, a bill to let the Legislature's audit committee issue subpoenas on its own. The South Dakota House passed it, 36-34. The South Dakota Senate then voted 34-0 to table it and never took it up again, so the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for House Bill 1242, a bill to cap what a federal candidate's committee may give to state political committees. The South Dakota House passed it, 36-34. The South Dakota Senate then voted 25-8 to table it and never took it up again, so the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for Senate Bill 12, which capped loans to a candidate at the same limit as donations. The South Dakota House vote was 38-29. The Governor signed it on February 19, 2025.

February 5, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for Senate Bill 245, which set up a state fund to cut property taxes on owner-occupied homes. The South Dakota House vote was 42-27. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

March 9, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted for House Bill 1227, which doubled the yearly fee on electric cars from $50 to $100. The South Dakota House vote was 49-16. The Governor signed it on February 26, 2026.

February 11, 2026Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted for Senate Bill 216, which capped yearly growth in the taxable value of owner-occupied homes at three percent through 2031. The South Dakota House vote was 53-16, after first rejecting the bill 35-34 the same day. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

March 10, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted for House Bill 1235, a bill to cut the yearly cap on property tax collection growth to two and a half percent. The South Dakota House passed it, 39-31. The South Dakota Senate rejected it, 13-21, so the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted for House Bill 1209, a bill to require every employer to check new hires through E-Verify. The South Dakota House passed it, 49-13. The two chambers never agreed on a final text, so the bill did not become law.

February 12, 2026Opposes Immigration

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Voted for Senate Bill 2, which paid $650 million for a new men's prison in Minnehaha County. The South Dakota House vote was 51-18 at the September 2025 special session. The Governor signed it on September 23, 2025.

September 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for Senate Bill 144, which required legislative approval before Game, Fish and Parks makes big purchases. The South Dakota House vote was 53-16. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

March 10, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for House Bill 1036, which requires refilling the state's savings funds when they fall below ten percent of spending. The South Dakota House vote was 53-17. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 24, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for Senate Bill 44, which gave the attorney general subpoena power in child exploitation and human trafficking cases. The South Dakota House vote was 52-15. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

March 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for House Bill 1062, which extended aggravated assault to threats made with a realistic fake weapon. The South Dakota House vote was 44-22. The Governor signed it on March 09, 2026.

February 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 59, which set a schedule of felonies for banned items found on state prison inmates. The South Dakota House vote was 47-23. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

March 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 8, which created the crime of watercraft homicide for deaths caused by drunk or drugged boating. The South Dakota House vote was 52-18. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 116, which wrote street racing and stunt driving offenses into criminal law. The South Dakota House vote was 48-22. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 83, which made a first drug ingestion offense a misdemeanor instead of a felony. The South Dakota House vote was 37-33. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for House Bill 1115, a bill to make stealing a gun from a vehicle a felony. The South Dakota House passed it, 56-14. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for House Bill 1094, which raised the penalty for illegally passing a school bus to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The South Dakota House vote was 48-19. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

February 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 76, which let the housing infrastructure fund lend money for airports. The South Dakota House vote was 43-24. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

March 5, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability

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Voted for House Bill 1113, a bill to create down payment loans for buying manufactured homes. The South Dakota House voted 45-21 for it, but it failed because it needed a two-thirds majority, 47 votes. The bill did not become law.

February 24, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for House Bill 1082, which made school meals free for students who qualified for reduced-price meals. The South Dakota House vote was 46-20. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

February 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for Senate Bill 106, which raised the money held back for costly special education cases. The South Dakota House vote was 54-15. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

March 9, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for Senate Bill 198, a bill to ban student cell phone use during the school day. The South Dakota House rejected it, 28-39. The bill did not become law.

March 5, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for House Bill 1244, which paid $500,000 for a program keeping at-risk students on track to graduate. The South Dakota House vote was 51-14. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

February 25, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for Senate Bill 85, a bill to require a public vote on every school property tax increase above the usual limit. The South Dakota House rejected it, 29-39. The bill did not become law.

February 4, 2026Opposes Public Education Quality

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Voted for House Bill 1040, which raised high school students' share of reduced-rate college course costs from a third to half. The South Dakota House vote was 56-14. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 25, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality

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Voted for House Bill 1218, which stopped local governments barring their own staff from carrying a concealed gun at work. The South Dakota House vote was 56-14 on the final compromise text. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 12, 2025Opposes Gun Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 100, which allowed concealed pistols and pepper spray on public college and technical school campuses. The South Dakota House vote was 55-14. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 6, 2025Opposes Gun Control

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Voted for House Bill 1182, a bill to require fertility clinics to report yearly counts of embryos created and destroyed. The South Dakota House rejected it, 25-42. The bill did not become law.

February 18, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for Senate Bill 214, which put the statewide voter registration file online every week. The South Dakota House vote was 36-30. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

March 3, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for House Bill 1066, which tightened what counts as living in South Dakota for voter registration. The South Dakota House vote was 51-18. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 11, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for House Bill 1062, which opened the county voter registration file to the public and added absentee ballot records to it. The South Dakota House vote was 52-17. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 11, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for Senate Bill 164, which made it a crime to spread an undisclosed deepfake about a candidate within 90 days of an election. The South Dakota House vote was 45-24. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 10, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for House Bill 1127, which put election machine testing and audit notices on the Secretary of State's website. The South Dakota House vote was 43-24. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 5, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for Senate Bill 44, which gave the attorney general subpoena power in child exploitation and human trafficking cases. The South Dakota House vote was 52-15. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

March 4, 2026Opposes Data Privacy

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Voted for House Bill 1275, a bill to require app stores to verify users' ages and get a parent's consent for minors. The South Dakota House passed it, 50-17. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.

February 20, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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Voted for House Bill 1084, which hid the home details of judges and police from the public voter file. The South Dakota House vote was 53-14. The Governor signed it on March 09, 2026.

January 28, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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Voted for Senate Bill 159, which raised the marriage age to eighteen with a narrow court-approved exception. The South Dakota House vote was 40-27. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

March 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for Senate Bill 113, which made it a felony to stop someone practicing their religion by force. The South Dakota House vote was 48-18. The Governor signed it on March 10, 2026.

February 26, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for House Bill 1219, which required state agencies to provide an interpreter in a contested hearing. The South Dakota House vote was 48-18. The Governor signed it on March 09, 2026.

February 17, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for House Bill 1249, a bill to let landowners sue over pressure tactics used to get carbon pipeline easements. The South Dakota House passed it, 36-34. The Senate vote of 17-16 fell short of the 18 needed, so the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for House Bill 1260, a bill to write a biological definition of sex into vital records and driver's licenses. The South Dakota House rejected it, 35-35. The bill did not become law.

February 19, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for Senate Bill 51, a bill to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school. The South Dakota House rejected it, 31-37. The bill did not become law.

February 10, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for House Bill 1130, which moved city and school elections onto the June and November election dates. The South Dakota House vote was 52-16. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for House Bill 1138, a bill to require licensing of agencies that send aides into people's homes. The South Dakota House voted 36-27 on overriding the Governor's veto, short of the 47 votes needed, so it did not become law.

March 30, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted for House Bill 1066, which broadened when a contractor who misuses a customer's money commits theft. The South Dakota House vote was 46-19. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.

February 9, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted for House Bill 1058, a bill to keep medical debt off credit reports. The South Dakota House rejected it, 24-44. The bill did not become law.

February 13, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted for House Bill 1238, which set rules for people who charge veterans to help with benefit claims. The South Dakota House vote was 44-24. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 13, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted for House Bill 1052, which banned using eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines. The South Dakota House vote was 49-19. The Governor signed it on March 06, 2025.

January 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted against House Bill 1278, a bill to stop statewide officials and legislators taking campaign money from their own top staff. The South Dakota House rejected it, 20-47. The bill did not become law.

February 23, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 1010, a bill to bar holding a phone to make calls while driving. The South Dakota House rejected it, 21-46. The bill did not become law.

February 18, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 1151, a bill to ban kratom. The South Dakota House rejected it, 27-39. The bill did not become law.

February 17, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 1171, a bill to make blood banks ask donors about COVID-19 vaccination and label the blood. The South Dakota House rejected it, 23-42. The bill did not become law.

February 17, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 1153, a bill to let health care workers and institutions refuse services that violate their conscience. The South Dakota House rejected it, 25-41. The bill did not become law.

February 10, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 1068, a bill to let pharmacists hand out ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine without an individual prescription. The South Dakota House rejected it, 28-40. The bill did not become law.

February 5, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 1103, a bill to end an exception letting water systems draw deep groundwater faster than it refills. The South Dakota House rejected it, 16-49. The bill did not become law.

February 2, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 1130, which let a school district pay its property insurance premiums from its capital outlay fund. The South Dakota House vote was 41-25. The Governor signed it on March 04, 2026.

January 29, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 1132, a bill to let child care workers qualify for child care assistance regardless of income. The South Dakota House voted 27-43 on overriding the Governor's veto, short of the 47 votes needed, so it did not become law.

March 13, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 6, which let the housing infrastructure fund lend money to build a school. The South Dakota House vote was 41-28. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 6, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1264, which required campaign reports to show money still owed on loans. The South Dakota House vote was 38-32. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 19, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1201, a bill to bar school staff from teaching about gender identity and require them to tell parents. The South Dakota House rejected it, 28-40. The bill did not become law.

February 13, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1117, a bill to require hands-free phone use while driving. The South Dakota House rejected it, 29-39. The bill did not become law.

February 10, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1054, a bill to let public schools take on chaplains. The South Dakota House rejected it, 18-49. The bill did not become law.

February 5, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1073, a bill to close voters' phone numbers and email addresses to public inspection. The South Dakota House passed it, 40-28. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.

January 29, 2025

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