Capitol Update – Nightly During Session

Capitol Update is a daily review of state government during the Legislative Session. Topics today include:

A House committee approved a bill that would make it easier for public figures and others to win defamation lawsuits.
A House committee approved a bill that extends the ban on gender-related instruction from 3^rd grade to 8^th, and prohibits teachers from using pronouns that vary from a student’s “reproductive function.”
A Senate committee approved a bill to place speed detection devices in school zones.