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When a business or individual is sued for harm they allegedly caused, this bill allows them to use government authorization as a legal defense — meaning if their action, inaction, or the condition that caused harm was authorized or required by a law, ordinance, permit, license, or other government-issued instrument, they can argue in court that this authorization shields them from liability. The defense does not apply if the government that issued the authorization has determined the person violated its terms, exceeded its scope, or obtained it through fraud, and it does not apply to product liability lawsuits. The bill also makes clear that having government authorization does not remove the general duty to act with reasonable care.