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CS/SB 814: Real Property Ownership

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Yarborough

Real Property Ownership; Revising the definition of the term “foreign principal”; revising the ownership interest that a foreign principal may have in agricultural land; requiring certain foreign principals to register the ownership of a controlling interest in agricultural land owned before a certain date; authorizing criminal penalties for certain sales and purchases of controlling interests in agricultural land; revising the ownership interest that a foreign principal may have in real property on or near military installations or critical infrastructure facilities, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/6/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 799 (Ch. 2024-268) -SJ 746
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/8/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Rules
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/24/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/29/2024 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    1/30/2024 Senate • Now in Rules
    2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/08/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/9/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/16/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/21/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/21/2024 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 2
    2/22/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/27/2024 Senate • CS by Rules read 1st time
    3/4/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/24
    3/6/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 746
    • Substituted HB 799 -SJ 746
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 799 (Ch. 2024-268) -SJ 746

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  • CS/SB 814, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2024 at 3:45 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 799 (er) Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by the Same Owner Robinson Compare Last Action: 6/27/2024 Chapter No. 2024-268 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    692.201 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    692.202 Purchase of agricultural land by foreign principals prohibited. Page 5 (pdf)
    692.203 Purchase of real property on or around military installations or critical infrastructure facilities by foreign principals prohibited. Page 9 (pdf)
    692.204 Purchase or acquisition of real property by the People’s Republic of China prohibited. Page 15 (pdf)
    704.09 Page 20 (pdf)

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  • SB 814, Original Filed Version Posted 12/8/2023 at 4:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2024 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2024 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2024 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 799 Easements Affecting Real Property Owned by Same Owner Robinson Identical Last Action: 6/27/2024 Chapter No. 2024-268 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    737648 - Amendment
    Delete line 36 and insert:     		Rules
    (Hutson)     		2/6/2024
    6:51 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/13/2024     		Web Page
    PDF
    577930 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Yarborough)     		2/13/2024
    8:07 AM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    2/21/2024     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 720834 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (577930)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Yarborough)     		2/20/2024
    3:51 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/21/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/29/2024 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/21/2024 9:00 AM Rules 15 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    704.09 Page 1 (pdf)

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