APR's best and worst bills of the 2023 Legislative Session

These are the best and worst pieces of legislation from 2023 Legislative Session.

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Published on June 8, 2023 at 7:55 am CDT

As the 2023 Legislative Session comes to a close, it goes out with a mix of emotions. Unlike sessions of the recent past, there was just one piece of legislation that passed – a ban on transgender athletes in college – that drew national scrutiny and appears destined for federal litigation.

But even that copycat legislation that simply piggybacked on similar bills from other states paled in comparison to the off-the-wall, mean-spirited bills that have occupied time and headlines in the past.

In fact, it could be that the 2023 session will be most remembered for the decent bills that did pass and the truly terrible bills that failed to gain final approval.

Regardless of how you feel, here are APR's Top 5 best and worst bills of the 2023 session.

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