SB464
Interest in agricultural land; amends definition of foreign adversaries.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 10, 2026
Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Richard Stuart (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Interest in agricultural land; foreign adversaries.
Amends the definition of foreign adversary, as it relates to the prohibition on ownership of agricultural land by foreign adversaries, to include any business entity that is substantially funded by a foreign government or nongovernment person determined by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to have engaged in a long-term pattern ... (More) or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons. The bill also amends the definition of 'interest in agricultural land' to (i) include any controlling lease, long-term land use agreement, mineral rights, or water rights and (ii) remove the exclusion for any interest that taken on its own or together with any other interest held in common or under common control does not give the holder of the interest the ability to possess or occupy the agricultural land in any manner or the power or authority to direct the conduct of the agricultural operation being conducted on the agricultural land. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103787D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB464)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
