If the Senate eventually passes the amended measure, it still must be approved by the House of Representatives and sent to President Donald Trump for his signature, a process that could take several days.

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Sen. Tom Leek’s SB 434 would stop property appraisers from boosting a home’s “just value” just because the homeowner adopted “changes or improvements made to improve the property’s resistance to wind damage,” which people often do to fortify their properties and lower their insurance costs.

A congressional spending bill containing a hotly contested ban on hemp products with THC has cleared a procedural Senate vote, teeing up consideration of final passage, expected within days. But one GOP senator has a plan to strike the provision,

The Senate passed legislation last night to reopen the government and end the record-long shutdown after eight Democrats split with their party and joined Republicans to break the logjam. The vote was 60-40, with every Republican except Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voting in favor of the measure.