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Committee hears bill to bar state and local approvals of development deals with foreign adversaries
Summary
Sen. Jeff Magram introduced Senate Bill 23-14 at a hearing to prohibit local and state approvals of development agreements with persons or governments identified as foreign adversaries.
Sen. Jeff Magram introduced Senate Bill 23-14 at a State and Local Government Committee hearing on a measure that would prohibit county, city and state entities from procuring, authorizing or approving development agreements with individuals or governments identified as foreign adversaries in federal law.
The bill, Magram told the committee, “The goal of 23 14 is to create a path to protect our state and nation from foreign adversaries.” Supporters said the measure would create an investigatory path — starting with a complaint to a county sheriff or state's attorney and then referral to the state and local intelligence center (SLIC) and the FBI — and would include criminal penalties and disqualification…
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