The FCC claims it has the power to preempt state laws, but that doesn’t mean they actually do. I can claim I have the power to manifest unicorns on the capitol lawn, but if you look out your window in Olympia, there are no unicorns.

Washington state Rep. Drew Hansen, who introduced a wide-reaching net neutrality bill that would maintain all the protections the FCC rolled back. The question of whether states have the right to do that will likely end up in court.