Prohibits nonresident aliens and foreign entities from acquiring agricultural land, so expands state restrictions tied to immigration status and foreign ownership near borders or in agriculture.
a nonresident alien, foreign business, or foreign government, or an agent, trustee, or fiduciary of a nonresident alien, foreign business, or foreign government, may not purchase or otherwise acquire title to agricultural land in this state.
Requires annual state reporting and public posting of all agricultural land owned by nonresident aliens or foreign entities, increasing state monitoring of foreign ownership.
the department shall submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives a report that identifies all agricultural land in this state owned by a nonresident alien, foreign business, or foreign government
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill prohibits nonresident aliens and foreign entities from buying or acquiring agricultural land (expanding immigration-enforcement restrictions on foreign ownership) and mandates annual state reports identifying such ownership (further expanding enforcement/monitoring). It amends existing alien property rights to except this prohibition. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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