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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Prohibits Foreign Principals from Countries of Concern Owning Land Near Military Bases and Getting Economic Aid
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The Kansas Land and Military Installation Protection Act bans foreign principals and governments from countries of concern from acquiring non-residential real property within 100 miles of any military installation in Kansas or adjacent states, while also barring them from receiving economic development benefits. The bill requires existing property owners to register their interests with the attorney general within 90 days and mandates divestiture for non-compliance.
Property owners meeting the definition of foreign principals within 100 miles of military installations face mandatory registration, potential of assets, and forced divestiture if they fail to comply with the new restrictions.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Foreign principals from countries of concern
Foreign principals are prohibited from acquiring non-residential real property within 100 miles of military installations, must register existing holdings, and are barred from receiving economic development benefits.
Kansas property owners near military installations
Property owners near military installations face potential transaction limits regarding who they can sell or lease non-residential property to.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Mar 3, 2025HouseHearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S
- Feb 17, 2025HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 5, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Appropriations
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Establishment of State-Level Foreign Land Restrictions
The bill creates a comprehensive framework linking real property acquisition near military bases to foreign adversaries and terrorist organization definitions.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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