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Committee approves bill to bar foreign nationals from spending on state referenda and local bond elections
House Governmental Affairs Committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary
House Bill 963 would extend federal prohibitions on foreign nationals' participation to state referenda and to county and city bond issues; committee members asked about scope and monitoring, and the measure was reported favorably by voice vote.
Chairman Chuck Martin presented HB 963 as a measure to "keep foreign money out" of Georgia referenda and local bond elections by applying the same prohibitions that federal law imposes on federal elections. He told the committee the bill targets foreign nationals' financial…
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