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Foreign gifts and ownership of agricultural land.

IN · session 2022 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 11, 2022

Latest action (Mar 18, 2022) Public Law 156

Summary

Requires a postsecondary educational institution (institution) to submit a disclosure report to the Indiana commissioner for higher education (commissioner) of gifts from a foreign source that meet the reporting threshold established by a federal law regarding disclosures of foreign gifts. Provides that the institution shall submit the disclosure report to the commissioner with the same information required to be reported in the disclosure report described in the federal law and at the same time the institution files the disclosure report under the federal law. Provides that certain information for each institution shall be posted on the commission for higher education's (commission) Internet web site. Provides that whenever it appears that an institution has failed to comply with gift disclosure requirements, a civil action may be brought by the attorney general or at the request of: (1) a member of the general assembly; (2) the governor; (3) a member of the commission; (4) a member of the state board of education; or (5) an Indiana taxpayer; to compel compliance with the gift disclosure requirements. Provides that beginning July 1, 2022, a foreign business entity may not acquire agricultural land located within Indiana for the purposes of crop farming or timber production. Specifies exceptions. Prohibits a foreign business entity that owns agricultural land located within Indiana from transferring the agricultural land to another foreign business entity after June 30, 2022, for the purposes of crop farming or timber production. Requires a foreign business entity to report the acquisition, sale, or transfer of agricultural land for the purposes of crop farming or timber production located within Indiana to the secretary of state and the attorney general. Provides that agricultural land acquired, sold, or transferred in violation of law is subject to forfeiture to the state. Adds a provision to prohibit business entities: (1) organized under the laws of the Russian Federation; or (2) wholly controlled by a citizen or citizens of the Russian Federation who are not legal residents of the United States; from holding and conveying real property located within Indiana.

Sponsors (4)

10 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (50)

  1. Jan 11, 2022 Authored by Senator Messmer · upper
  2. Jan 11, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture · upper
  3. Jan 20, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  4. Jan 20, 2022 Senator Tomes added as second author · upper
  5. Jan 25, 2022 Senator Raatz added as coauthor · upper
  6. Jan 27, 2022 Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  7. Jan 27, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  8. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Leising added as third author · upper
  9. Jan 31, 2022 Senators Koch and Alting added as coauthors · upper
  10. Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 47, nays 2 · upper
  11. Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Lindauer · upper
  12. Feb 1, 2022 Senators Doriot and Garten added as coauthors · upper
  13. Feb 1, 2022 Senator Kruse added as coauthor · upper
  14. Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
  15. Feb 8, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · lower
  16. Feb 14, 2022 Representative Moed added as cosponsor · lower
  17. Feb 14, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  18. Feb 15, 2022 Referred to Committee on Education pursuant to House Rule 84 · lower
  19. Feb 21, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  20. Feb 24, 2022 Representative Moed removed as cosponsor · lower
  21. Feb 24, 2022 Representatives Prescott, Hostettler, Moed added as cosponsors · lower
  22. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #13 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote · lower
  23. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #14 (Lindauer) prevailed; Roll Call 282: yeas 62, nays 27 · lower
  24. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #12 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote · lower
  25. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #11 (Prescott) prevailed; Roll Call 283: yeas 59, nays 28 · lower
  26. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #3 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote · lower
  27. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #4 (Dvorak) ruled out of order · lower
  28. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #5 (Dvorak) prevailed; voice vote · lower
  29. Feb 24, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
  30. Feb 24, 2022 Appeal the ruling of the chair (Dvorak); ruling of the chair sustained. Roll Call 284: yeas 65, nays 26 · lower
  31. Feb 28, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 298: yeas 96, nays 0 · lower
  32. Mar 1, 2022 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
  33. Mar 1, 2022 Motion to concur filed · upper
  34. Mar 2, 2022 Concurrence withdrawn · upper
  35. Mar 2, 2022 Motion to dissent filed · upper
  36. Mar 2, 2022 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
  37. Mar 2, 2022 House conferees appointed: Lindauer and Dvorak · lower
  38. Mar 2, 2022 House advisors appointed: Teshka, Prescott, Manning, DeLaney and Moed · lower
  39. Mar 3, 2022 Senate conferees appointed: Messmer and Lanane · upper
  40. Mar 3, 2022 Senate advisors appointed: Tomes, Breaux and Rogers · upper
  41. Mar 8, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
  42. Mar 8, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
  43. Mar 8, 2022 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 378: yeas 96, nays 0 · lower
  44. Mar 8, 2022 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 363: yeas 49, nays 1 · upper
  45. Mar 8, 2022 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
  46. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  47. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  48. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  49. Mar 18, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive
  50. Mar 18, 2022 Public Law 156 · upper
Subjects
AGRICULTURE generallyLAND AND LANDOWNERSSECRETARY OF STATE

Text versions (8)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Mar 8, 2022 · PDF
  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 11, 2022 · PDF
  • Senate Bill (S) · Jan 20, 2022 · PDF
  • Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Jan 27, 2022 · PDF
  • Senate Bill (H) · Feb 14, 2022 · PDF
  • Senate Bill (H) · Feb 15, 2022 · PDF
  • Senate Bill (H) · Feb 21, 2022 · PDF
  • Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · Feb 24, 2022 · PDF

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