relative to prohibiting foreign adversary persons or foreign entities of concern from financing lawsuits, prohibiting foreign principals from registering as lobbyists, and requires certain disclosures for persons acting on behalf of foreign principals.

The document header changed from 'AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE' to 'VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES,' indicating the bill reached final passage status.

Minor whitespace/spacing adjustments in a few lines (extra spaces before items B and D in the exclusions list). No policy language was changed.

The bill's title and overall scope was expanded to include prohibiting foreign principals from registering as lobbyists and requiring certain disclosures for persons acting on behalf of foreign principals, in addition to the original litigation funding prohibition.

The definition of 'commercial litigation financing agreement' was broadened: the Senate added language so that a third party providing funds to 'any law firm affiliated with the action or group of actions' now qualifies, not just funds provided directly to a named party.

The Senate removed the exclusion for 'lawyer financing agreements' from the list of agreements that are NOT considered commercial litigation financing agreements. This means lawyer financing agreements are now potentially covered by the chapter's prohibitions.

Section 294-F:2 (Prohibitions) was expanded beyond just prohibiting entering into a commercial litigation financing agreement with a foreign entity of concern, appearing to add additional prohibited agreements (text is cut off in the diff).

The entire 'Purpose and Findings' section requiring disclosures about commercial litigation financing agreements was deleted. The bill no longer requires any reporting or transparency.

The bill's title and purpose changed from 'reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits' to 'prohibiting foreign adversary persons or foreign entities of concern from financing lawsuits,' reflecting the shift from disclosure to prohibition.

A new prohibition (294-F:2) was added: no person or entity may enter into a commercial litigation financing agreement with a foreign entity of concern, a foreign country or person of concern, or any entity controlled by them. This is the bill's core operative provision.

The definition of 'lawyer financing agreement' was removed from the definitions section, though the term still appears in the applicability provision and as an exclusion from 'commercial litigation financing agreement.'

The standalone definition of 'consumer' (a natural person or estate for a decedent with a legal claim) was removed.

An effective date of January 1, 2027 was added, along with an applicability provision stating the chapter applies to agreements effectuated on or after that date.