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2023 SESSION
SB 1438 Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report.
Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | 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 HB 2325.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/23 Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 23103697D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105630D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1438ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/23 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 23107688D-S2 pdf
- 04/12/23 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1438ER2) pdf
- 04/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments not adopted
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/11/23 Senate: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 23103697D
- 01/11/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/31/23 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (10-Y 3-N 2-A)
- 01/31/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105630D-S1
- 02/02/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105630D-S1
- 02/03/23 Senate: Emergency clause deleted
- 02/03/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1438S1
- 02/06/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
- 02/07/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/23 House: Read first time
- 02/07/23 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/08/23 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/10/23 House: Read second time
- 02/13/23 House: Read third time
- 02/13/23 House: Motion to pass by amendment by Delegate Helmer agreed to (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/13/23 House: VOTE: Pass By (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/13/23 House: Passed House (67-Y 30-N)
- 02/13/23 House: VOTE: Passage (67-Y 30-N)
- 02/15/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/15/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1438ER)
- 02/15/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/16/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2023
- 02/27/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/27/23 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/27/23 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 23107688D-S2
- 04/12/23 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 16-N)
- 04/12/23 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 25-N)
- 04/12/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (64-Y 25-N)
- 04/12/23 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/12/23 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/12/23 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1438ER2)
- 04/12/23 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/12/23 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/12/23 House: Enacted, Chapter 765 (effective 7/1/23)
- 04/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765)