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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2467: Prohibiting the government of, and persons and entities from, the People’s Republic of China from acquiring real property located in the state

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill prohibits the government of the People’s Republic of China (China), or the government of a province, region, municipality, or autonomous region of China (related regions) from acquiring real property located in this state by grant, purchase, devise, or descent. The bill also prohibits a corporation incorporated under the laws of the government of China, or a business entity whether or not incorporated, in which a majority interest is owned directly or indirectly by nonresident aliens from China or related regions, from acquiring real property in this state by grant, purchase, devise, or descent.

Sponsors

State Government committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 5 against

Against: Iowa Apartment Association (dba IaRPOA); Iowa Landlord Association; Iowa Real Estate Investors Association; Personal Intereset -Marty Ryan; Smithfield Foods, Inc.

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2022Filed in the House

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2467