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AZ HB2171

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/24/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lupe Diaz

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits selling, leasing, or conveying real property in Arizona to entities owned or controlled by the governments of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia, including their affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, and individuals who served in those countries' militaries

  • Requires prohibited owners or lessees who acquired property before the law's effective date to dispose of their interest within one year; those acquiring after must dispose within one year of acquisition

  • Transfers ownership of non-compliant properties to the Arizona Department of Administration, which must sell them at public auction with proceeds deposited in the state general fund

  • Directs county recorders to report suspected violations to the Department of Public Safety, which must maintain and publish a list of prohibited owners/lessees and their properties

  • Makes knowingly acquiring real property in violation of this section a class 4 felony

Legislative Description

Land ownership; hostile entities; prohibition

Prohibition

Last Action

Senate read second time

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/24/2026
Federalism2/24/2026
Rules1/13/2026
Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs1/13/2026

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