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2023 SESSION

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HB 2325 Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report.

Introduced by: Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Agricultural land; acquisition or transfer by foreign adversaries prohibited; report. Prohibits any foreign adversary, as defined in the bill, from acquiring or transferring any interest in agricultural land, as defined in federal law, beginning July 1, 2023, and requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to compile a report annually with certain information regarding agricultural land that is under foreign ownership and submit such report to the Governor and General Assembly. This bill is identical to SB 1438.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/23  House: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 23103696D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23106106D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/14/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106938D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2325ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/23  House: Governor's substitute printed 23107693D-H2  pdf
• 04/12/23  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2325ER2)  pdf
• 04/12/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/12/23  House: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 23103696D
• 01/12/23  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/26/23  House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
• 01/26/23  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/01/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23106106D-H1
• 02/01/23  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/23  House: Read first time
• 02/06/23  House: Read second time
• 02/06/23  House: Committee substitute agreed to 23106106D-H1
• 02/06/23  House: Emergency clause deleted
• 02/06/23  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2325H1
• 02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/14/23  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
• 02/14/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106938D-S1
• 02/16/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/17/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106938D-S1
• 02/17/23  Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (16-Y 22-N)
• 02/17/23  Senate: Pending question, not ordered (16-Y 22-N)
• 02/17/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2325S1
• 02/17/23  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N)
• 02/21/23  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106938D-S1 (67-Y 29-N)
• 02/21/23  House: VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 29-N)
• 02/24/23  House: Enrolled
• 02/24/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2325ER)
• 02/24/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
• 03/02/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/27/23  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 03/27/23  House: Governor's substitute printed 23107693D-H2
• 04/12/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/12/23  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 27-N)
• 04/12/23  House: VOTE: Adoption (68-Y 27-N)
• 04/12/23  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (28-Y 12-N)
• 04/12/23  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/12/23  House: Reenrolled
• 04/12/23  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2325ER2)
• 04/12/23  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/12/23  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/12/23  House: Enacted, Chapter 796 (effective 7/1/23)
• 04/12/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)