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HF 211Died when the session ended · February 7, 2023

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

Topics:Business & economy

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 7, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2023
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

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 on or after July 1, 2023. 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 on or after July 1, 2023.

Read the full explanation

The bill provides that legal entities, including but not limited to trusts, holding companies, multiple corporations, and other business arrangements, do not affect the determination of ownership or control of the foreign business. The bill requires a county recorder to report a violation of the bill to the attorney general. Upon receipt of a report from a county recorder, the attorney general shall initiate an action in the district court of any county in which the land is located.11.6 (change of status —— divestment).

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 8, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§9I.10§9I.2§9I.5§9I.6

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Lobbying

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Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2467 Prohibiting the government of, and persons and entities from, the People’s Republic of Chi…
    89th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
    Cleared committee
  • HF 2311 Prohibiting the government of, and persons and entities from, the People’s Republic of Chi…
    89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2467 · nearly identical
    Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.