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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)



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