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House panel hears proposal to task state agencies with foreign-adversary threat assessment, not unanimous on funding or disclosure
Summary
A bill to authorize a state threat assessment of foreign adversary risks drew neutral support from the governor's office and state emergency officials, who said existing agencies can do the work but urged changes to funding and reporting language to protect sensitive information.
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 1209, which would authorize a threat assessment of “foreign adversary” risks and create a legislative reporting requirement. Representative Jeff Hoverson, filling in for Representative Olson, described the bill as an effort to determine how state government could identify and respond to risks from foreign adversaries and said the measure had been revised down from an earlier, larger appropriation.
Why it matters: Lawmakers said they want a state-level review to identify vulnerabilities and to determine whether legislative or operational changes are needed. Committee members pressed whether the work requires outside consultants or can be completed using state resources.
Representative Hoverson (legislator, filling in for Representative Olson) told the panel the bill’s appropriation had been reduced in the most recent amendment from “over $3,000,000” to $500,000 and…
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