Wasn't part of the impetus for the free file program because TurboTax actively hid the free filing options?

I am pretty sure that state filing would have happened in the future if the Trump admin hadn't killed it; you have to start somewhere, federal is as good a place as any.

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/03/...

https://www.propublica.org/article/turbotax-deliberately-hid...