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The article criticizes Ohio lawmakers for gradually passing unconstitutional laws through budget maneuvers and omnibus bills without public scrutiny, comparing citizens to frogs in boiling water, and highlights the controversial $600 million support for the Cleveland Browns as an example of legislative sleaziness. It calls for greater awareness and accountability to prevent further constitutional violations.
Several bills, including the "Women’s Bill of Rights," obscenity charges in libraries, the Crown Act, student discipline, and others, failed to pass during the legislative session in West Virginia. These bills covered a range of topics from gender affirming care to oversight for child abuse investigations and left lane driving. Despite passing in one chamber, many bills were stalled in committees or failed to make it to a final vote before the session's deadline.
Texas lawmakers have filed thousands of bills during the 2023 legislative session, but most of them won't become law. The lawmakers will spend the final weeks before the session ends on May 29 trying to push through their priorities and stopping certain bills from going through by delaying votes and letting them miss key deadlines. If a bill fails, it might still be revived as an amendment to other legislation. Most new laws take effect on September 1.