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Tag: State Rep. Doug Bankson

2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Bankson “tag flipping” bill heads to House floor vote

Obscuring license plates would become second-degree misdemeanor.

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2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Bipartisan bill to add fentanyl to standard hospital toxicology screening headed for House floor vote

Legislation would mandate emergency rooms test for and confirm fentanyl in suspected drug overdose cases.

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2025 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Several Bankson bills continue to advance through House committees

Legislation includes establishing an Office of Faith and Community.

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2025 STATE LEGISLATURE

Bankson bill cracking down on xylazine advances to House Judiciary Committee

Used to cut other street drugs, overdose deaths associated with this vet tranquilizer are on the rise.

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2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Bankson bill would ban books in schools despite literary, artistic value

American Library Association, PEN America say “blatantly unconstitutional” legislation would violate students’ First Amendment rights.

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