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AZ HB2676

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2023

Primary Sponsor

Steve Montenegro

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits conveyance of land in Arizona to foreign entities, defined as foreign governments or state-controlled enterprises of foreign governments, effective upon passage.

  • Exempts the United States government and its states, territories, and possessions from the foreign entity prohibition.

  • Applies the foreign entity restriction to both private land sales (Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-459) and state land sales (Arizona Revised Statutes § 37-240).

  • Maintains existing restrictions on state land purchases, including limits of 640 acres for grazing land and 160 acres for agricultural land.

  • Requires corporations and associations purchasing or leasing state lands to be qualified to transact business in Arizona.

Legislative Description

Property conveyance; foreign entities; prohibition

Prohibition

Last Action

House read second time

2/8/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules2/7/2023
Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs2/7/2023

Full Bill Text

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