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Senators narrow provisions of a foreign-adversary registration bill after debate over AG authority and universities
Summary
Legislators debated LB644, which would create registration requirements related to activity on behalf of foreign principals; sponsors and critics negotiated limits on the attorney general’s discretion and added permissive language for postsecondary institutions.
On select file senators debated LB644, a proposal that would require certain persons and entities to register with the attorney general when acting on behalf of specified foreign principals. The bill drew questions about the breadth of covered activities, the delegation of investigative and rulemaking authority to the attorney general, and how the measure would interact with university governance and due process.
Senator John…
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