New York · Current officeholder
Kwani O'Pharrow
Democratic New York House, District 11
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Sponsored legislation
172 bills in the current data (70 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 7285 | Relates to the first responder peer support program act | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2026 |
| A 6790 | Relates to tax credits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 16, 2026 |
| A 11006 | Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 28, 2026 |
| A 11552 | Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 6, 2026 |
| A 11007 | Extends certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 26, 2026 |
| A 8962 | Enacts the New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 5, 2026 |
| A 5113 | Relates to captive insurance for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and paratransit vehicles, and small school buses, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, and accessible vehicles | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 5, 2026 |
| A 9349 | Prohibits the use of surveillance pricing | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 4, 2026 |
| A 8322 | Relates to the determination of salary base for members of the New York city police pension fund | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2026 |
| A 7603 | Provides additional support to children with complex needs under the jurisdiction of the state | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 4, 2026 |
| A 5882 | Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2026 |
| A 5079 | Relates to training for school security guards | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 4, 2026 |
| A 11076 | Dedicates a portion of the state bridge system to Detective Stephen J. Mullen | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2026 |
| A 10357 | Provides for the protection of health information | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2026 |
| K 1588 | Mourning the untimely death of Edeedson Cine Jr., beloved son, brother, grandson, and member of his community | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 3, 2026 |
| A 8840 | Provides that no state or local correctional facility shall deny entry to a visitor to such facility due to the fact that such person is menstruating, wearing a menstrual product or has a contraceptive device | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 3, 2026 |
| A 8091 | Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who complies with certain standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 3, 2026 |
| A 5213 | Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 3, 2026 |
| A 10334 | Phases out certain mandatory university fees for certain graduate students and adjunct staff | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 3, 2026 |
| K 1564 | Honoring James "Jimmy O" O'Pharrow posthumously upon the occasion of the co-renaming of Hornell Loop in Brooklyn, New York, in recognition of his contributions to his community and the sport of boxing | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 2, 2026 |
| A 9574 | Relates to a deposit placement program for the Banking Development District Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 2, 2026 |
| A 10698 | Prohibits cannabis inversion | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 2, 2026 |
| A 9645 | Relates to establishing a veteran suicide mortality review board | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 1, 2026 |
| A 2074 | Relates to the sealing of certain claims against law enforcement officers | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 1, 2026 |
| A 11447 | Authorizes the town of Huntington to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands to the Huntington African American Museum | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 1, 2026 |
| A 4877 | Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 31, 2026 |
| A 9554 | Enacts the "deed protection act" | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 29, 2026 |
| A 3779 | Relates to restricting the use of electronic monitoring and automated employment decision tools | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 29, 2026 |
| A 11193 | Relates to base proportions in assessing units in Nassau and Suffolk counties | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 29, 2026 |
| A 2140 | Relates to fair pricing for low-complexity, routine medical care | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2026 |
| A 9321 | Relates to supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| A 1425 | Relates to electronic appearances for parking violations | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| A 8386 | Relates to the creation of a "ebony alert system" for missing Black youth | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 19, 2026 |
| A 11384 | Relates to the transfer of funds from the tuition reimbursement account | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 19, 2026 |
| A 10662 | Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to extend a lease of certain state lands located in the hamlet of Farmingdale, town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, state of New York | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 18, 2026 |
| A 9571 | Relates to increasing short-term disability benefits | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2026 |
| A 4840 | Relates to the requirements for certification for certified interior designers | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 13, 2026 |
| A 8024 | Relates to the Wyandanch union free school district | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2026 |
| A 10141 | Imposes a moratorium on data center permit issuance; and relates to data center rate impacts | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2026 |
| A 4460 | Designates fire marshals employed in the Long Island Rail Road Company Office of the Fire Marshals as peace officers | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 11, 2026 |
| A 9180 | Authorizes Christian Congregation of Long Island to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2026 |
| A 9036 | Authorizes Godschild Outreach Ministries to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2026 |
| A 5543 | Provides that the department of environmental conservation place a community air monitoring system and similar systems as necessary within a one-mile radius of New York city airports | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| A 5100 | Authorizes a study on lithium-ion battery fires and prevention | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| A 11022 | Relates to making widely available information on programs related to the hiring of veterans | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 4, 2026 |
| A 10729 | Relates to the approval of applications of charter schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| A 8365 | Relates to eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2026 |
| A 11118 | Prohibits the disclosure of the personal information of any active or former New York state, New York city or local municipal emergency first responder, judges or prosecutors | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 24, 2026 |
| A 199 | Regulates pistol converters and convertible pistols | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| A 5849 | Exempts certain veterans service organizations from taxes on the sales of beer, wine and soda | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 21, 2026 |
| A 1556 | Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act" | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 21, 2026 |
| A 3578 | Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 14, 2026 |
| A 10621 | Establishes the crime of interference with emergency first responders; safety buffer zone | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 14, 2026 |
| A 10934 | Provides motor fuel tax exemption for sales of diesel motor fuel made to commercial fishermen | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 10, 2026 |
| A 10926 | Relates to coverage for New Yorkers losing insurance due to the implementation of HR 1 | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2026 |
| A 10787 | Relates to service rendered by police officers in the agency police services unit | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2026 |
| A 2054 | Enacts the "beauty justice act" | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| K 1099 | Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 25, 2026, as Medal of Honor Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Medal of Honor Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| A 10622 | Relates to charter schools | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 24, 2026 |
| A 8593 | Increases the amount of years of military service credit a member may purchase | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| A 6282 | Relates to risk retention groups and commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, or accessible vehicles | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| A 9470 | Relates to the release of certain surveillance footage to law enforcement agencies | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| A 10381 | Relates to the treatment of prior service with certain agencies by the New York city police pension fund | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| A 10360 | Enacts the "NY broadband resiliency, public safety and quality act" | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| A 8605 | Authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to establish segment special equalization rates for certain school districts | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2026 |
| A 10198 | Grants members of the city of New York's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| A 8055 | Relates to outpatient mental health, substance use disorder, residential and rehabilitation services and Medicaid fee-for-service | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| A 7671 | Authorizes Marie Glarakis to change the designated beneficiary of her retirement benefits | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| A 10065 | Relates to authorizing the New York Liquidation Bureau to establish a reimbursement program for eligible local educational agencies | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2026 |
| A 10062 | Authorizes Farmingdale First Baptist Church, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2026 |
| A 8574 | Relates to the limitation of overtime compensation in final average salary calculations | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| A 9668 | Provides that only products containing milk may use the term "milk product" on labels and advertisements | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| A 9601 | Prohibits the use of automated systems to make employment decisions unless there is a meaningful human review of the output of such automated system prior to the final employment decision | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| A 9565 | Excludes violations occurring within a certain distance from a place of worship, funeral home, or similar institution from bus operation-related traffic regulations | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| A 9428 | Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving dependents following the death of a police officer by suicide | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 9401 | Requires employers and third-party websites, job boards, and recruitment platforms to remove inactive job postings within a certain timeframe | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 9398 | Requires employers publicly advertising a job posting to include whether such posting is for an existing vacancy or not | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 9040 | Authorizes the Worship Center International Inc. to receive real property tax exempt status | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 8600 | Relates to children's behavioral health outpatient rates | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 8483 | Relates to fees for services rendered in veterans' benefits matters | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 8021 | Relates to the establishment of state equalization rates for the Farmingdale union free school district and the Amityville union free school districts | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 7612 | Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to "De La Soul" | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 7568 | Requires the state librarian to provide guidance on the curation of library material to all school library systems | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 756 | Relates to certain construction projects | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 699 | Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 6588 | Designates certain traffic enforcement agents as peace officers | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 6490 | Requires instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public school students | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 6074 | Relates to authorizing bail and pre-trial detention for arson felonies | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 6046 | Relates to discipline in schools | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5756 | Relates to first responders coming into contact with saliva by spitting, throwing, tossing, or expelling from or by an individual | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5571 | Relates to family leave | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 516 | Increases the volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' credit | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5142 | Allows commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5129 | Prohibits any person or applicant from receiving a license from the office of cannabis management in certain circumstances | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5127 | Relates to allowing for unlicensed individuals to collect throat or nasopharyngeal swab specimens and to perform certain nursing tasks during a state of disaster emergency | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5112 | Extends the powers of the monitor of the Wyandanch union free school district | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5109 | Authorizes the assessor of the town of Babylon to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from the Phoenix Houses of Long Island, Inc. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5095 | Relates to certain training for real estate brokers | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5094 | Requires the department of motor vehicles compile a list of veterans who apply for a veteran driver's license | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5093 | Relates to the use of school buildings as polling places | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5087 | Relates to participation in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations by members of the organized militia | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5086 | Extends provisions of law relating to monitor of the Wyandanch union free school district | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5073 | Relates to contract cost adjustments in the middle of contract terms for school districts transportation contracts | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 5070 | Establishes the real estate appraiser task force | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4942 | Relates to an engineering technology degree | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4895 | Relates to reporting requirements of any examination or inquiry prepared with respect to any death or serious injury occurring to a child caused by a children's product or a durable juvenile product | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4889 | Regulates commercial finance licensing | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4833 | Disallows an application for a charter school to be approved if a state monitor or fiscal monitor is not operating in such school district | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4830 | Establishes the paired testing program, compliance fee and a paired testing program fund | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4829 | Relates to penalties for certain violations committed by mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4822 | Relates to COVID-19 exposure during a state of emergency by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4816 | Authorizes certain continuing education courses to be completed online | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4815 | Requires certain data in reports by the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance "for the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021" | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4812 | Enacts the COVID-19 injured workers' protection act | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4686 | Exempts the sale of cloth face coverings used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 from sales and use taxes | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4685 | Requires mercantile establishments to cease collections under certain circumstances | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4684 | Authorizes school districts to enter into a lease outside of such school district | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4681 | Relates to the powers of boards of education to temporarily lease necessary space | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4648 | Establishes a no fare program for emergency responders on September 11th | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4647 | Relates to exempting school buses from sales and use tax | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4470 | Provides coverage for remotely connected insulin pens for certain patients with diabetes | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4457 | Relates to presumptions for injured workers in opioid overdose claims for compensation | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4455 | Requires a stay of certain foreclosure proceedings | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4443 | Relates to the residence of a sex offender near a school and the victim of such offender | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4438 | Establishes integrated community mental health clinics | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4392 | Establishes the independent office of the child advocate | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4388 | Prohibits the use of remote or virtual learning as a form of punishment or disciplinary action | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4386 | Establishes November first as Military Opportunities Day | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4381 | Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4364 | Exempts certain retirement plan distributions for income tax purposes | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 3981 | Relates to procedures relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 3636 | Establishes a division of early childhood within the office of children and family services | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 3481 | Relates to certain calls received by child protective services | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 1903 | Restricts consecutive hours of work for health care workers | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 1702 | Relates to the adjudication of parking infractions | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| A 4938 | Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians | Co-sponsor | Enacted | December 19, 2025 |
| A 4040 | Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | December 19, 2025 |
| A 1778 | Grants members of the city of New York's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | December 19, 2025 |
| A 6721 | Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" | Co-sponsor | Enacted | December 18, 2025 |
| A 1195 | Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer | Co-sponsor | Enacted | December 4, 2025 |
| A 7053 | Relates to scholarships for academic excellence | Co-sponsor | Enacted | November 21, 2025 |
| A 3404 | Relates to permitting an interpreter to remain with a deaf, hard of hearing or nonverbal patient during admission to a hospital | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | October 17, 2025 |
| A 2581 | Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | October 17, 2025 |
| A 7617 | Removes the prohibition on patient participation in multiple transplant programs in New York state | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 16, 2025 |
| A 3028 | Allows domestic insurers to make certain records available by electronic means | Co-sponsor | Enacted | October 16, 2025 |
| A 4762 | Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 26, 2025 |
| A 4718 | Makes provisions permanent relating to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| A 4044 | Makes certain fees and charges related to emergency medical services permanent | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| A 5448 | Requires the appointment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the state | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 26, 2025 |
| A 785 | Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 24, 2025 |
| A 6781 | Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 18, 2025 |
| A 74 | Establishes a real property tax exemption for veterans with a 100 percent service connected disability | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2025 |
| A 1029 | Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2025 |
| A 8427 | Enacts the "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) business practices act" | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 16, 2025 |
| A 8302 | Relates to an affirmation by any person, wherever made, in a civil action | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 16, 2025 |
| A 4404 | Establishes an online insurance verification system for motor vehicle insurance | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 16, 2025 |
| A 957 | Relates to coverage for services provided by school-based health centers for medical assistance recipients | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 13, 2025 |
| A 7544 | Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 13, 2025 |
| A 5979 | Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 13, 2025 |
| A 2440 | Imposes certain requirements on institutions housing a defendant due to mental disease or defect prior to the discharge of such defendant | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 13, 2025 |
| A 8463 | Authorizes a survey regarding instruction on the Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an advisory committee | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 11, 2025 |
| A 5619 | Relates to the real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers killed in the line of duty | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 11, 2025 |
| A 6047 | Requires the department of health to publish a report on the incidence of tick-borne illnesses annually on the department's website | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2025 |
| K 613 | Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 22, 2025, as Maritime Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Maritime Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 29, 2025 |
| A 5480 | Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state; repealer | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 29, 2025 |
| A 3649 | Relates to joining multistate voter list maintenance organizations | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2025 |
| A 7773 | Authorizes the state university of New York at Farmingdale to lease certain lands to the Farmingdale state development corporation | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2025 |
| A 3415 | Relates to public-facing websites operated by political committees | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 7, 2025 |
| K 251 | Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 25, 2025, as Medal of Honor Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Medal of Honor Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| A 1676 | Relates to the commissioner of corrections and community supervision's heat mitigation plan for correctional facilities | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 14, 2025 |
| A 2746 | Relates to the number of persons recommended for appointment to the commission for the governor to choose from | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| A 2141 | Provides for the protection of health information | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2025 |
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