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Senate advances bill to restrict foreign influence on ballot measures; committee substitute perfected
Summary
Senate Substitute for S.B. 152, a bill to bar foreign nationals from directing or financing efforts to influence ballot measures, was perfected on March 25 after floor negotiations and is ordered printed for further legislative action.
Senate Substitute for S.B. 152, a bill that would bar foreign nationals from directly or indirectly participating in decision-making to influence ballot measures, advanced through the Senate on March 25 and was declared perfected and ordered printed.
Sponsor explanation and scope The sponsor told the Senate that federal law and a 1995 Supreme Court decision have been read to limit enforcement over expenditures for ballot measures (as distinct from candidate funding), and that foreign billionaires have exploited the resulting gaps by routing funds through U.S. committees. The sponsor cited the 16/30 Fund and a reported major donor, identifying an…
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