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House concurs with Senate changes to anti‑exploitation bill after heated fight over last‑minute transgender‑care provision
Summary
A bipartisan bill aimed at preventing online sexual exploitation was returned from the Senate with added language concerning transgender medical care; the House concurred after contentious debate over whether the addition was germane and constitutional.
House members voted to concur with the Senate committee substitute to House Bill 805, a bill originally framed on both sides of the aisle as a measure to prevent online sexual exploitation of women and minors, after a contentious debate about new provisions attached in the Senate.
Representative Balcom moved that the House concur with the Senate changes to HB805, describing the underlying anti‑exploitation elements as bipartisan and important. "This bill was a great bill...we were…
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