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Conference committee rejects several Senate provisions on pet stores, chatbot access for minors and paddle‑wheel prizes
Summary
Roll‑call votes in the Commerce Conference Committee failed to win enough House‑side support for adopting (1) a prohibition on sale of cats and dogs in pet stores, (2) restrictions on chatbots interacting with minors, and (3) a provision raising paddle‑ticket prize limits, each of which was discussed at length.
The Commerce Conference Committee considered several contested Senate provisions in Article 4 and related articles but failed to adopt them after roll‑call votes.
Co‑chair Seaburger moved to adopt Senate Article 4, sections 8–12, which would create a prohibition on pet stores selling cats and dogs while grandfathering existing businesses. Nonpartisan staff described the sections as creating a pet‑store prohibition with a grandfather clause. A roll call produced recorded votes (see transcript);…
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