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Montana lawmaker seeks to bar U.N., WHO and WEF from state jurisdiction with HB 350
Summary
Representative Jedidiah Hinkle introduced HB 350 to codify that certain foreign intergovernmental organizations (United Nations, World Health Organization, World Economic Forum) have no jurisdiction in Montana; proponents told the committee the bill protects state sovereignty against international health rules and digital identity risks.
Representative Jedidiah Hinkle (R., House District 67) introduced House Bill 350 on the House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations committee’s agenda, asking legislators to declare that foreign intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum have no jurisdiction in Montana. Hinkle handed out a copy of an attorney general’s letter and said similar laws have been passed in other states.
Hinkle told the committee he became interested in the issue after hearing the attorney general discuss concerns that the WHO’s International Health…
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