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Committee hears bill to bar sister-city ties with foreign adversaries; supporters registered but no public testimony
Summary
Senator Hall explained House Bill 128, which would prohibit sister-city agreements with countries designated as foreign adversaries and require existing agreements with such countries to end by Oct. 1, 2025; supporters were registered but no witnesses spoke at the hearing and the bill was left pending.
Senator Hall laid out House Bill 128 to the Committee on State Affairs, describing the measure as a safeguard against the "weaponization and subversion" of sister-city relationships with countries the state designates as foreign adversaries.
Hall said the bill does not ban sister-city partnerships…
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