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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Bill 2361 Extends and Modifies Foreign Adversary Land Ownership Restrictions and Threat Assessments
Last action · February 17, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 1 nays 44Sponsors: Jose Castaneda and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 2361 extends existing prohibitions on land ownership and development agreements involving foreign adversaries through July 31, 2027, and directs the Department of Emergency Services to conduct a threat assessment and report by July 1, 2026. The legislation outlines iture timelines, enforcement mechanisms for county state's attorneys, and exemptions for businesses in good standing or holding active national security agreements.
The measure establishes specific legal restrictions and compliance reviews for foreign-owned businesses acquiring state real estate, while requiring state agencies to produce vulnerability reports and mitigation proposals affecting critical sectors and investments.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Foreign business entities
Foreign business entities meeting adversary definitions are prohibited from acquiring real property and must divest existing properties within specified timelines.
County and city commissioners
Local governing boards are prohibited from approving development agreements or building plans with identified foreign adversaries.
Department of Emergency Services
The department is tasked with conducting threat assessments, evaluating vulnerabilities, producing a report, and presenting recommendations to legislative management.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is restricted from acquiring real property under this bill?
What are the deadlines for the Department of Emergency Services report?
What happens if a foreign entity fails to comply with a court-ordered divestment?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 17, 2025SenateSecond reading, failed to pass, yeas 1 nays 44
- Feb 14, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0
- Jan 31, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 11:00
- Jan 27, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Extension of Sunset Provisions
The bill extends existing statutory prohibitions on foreign adversary development agreements and property ownership past their original 2025 expiration date to 2027.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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