Keeping Kentucky Farmland Out of the Hands of Foreign Adversaries

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This bill bans nonresident aliens, foreign businesses, and agents tied to proscribed countries under federal regulations from acquiring or leasing Kentucky agricultural land or accessing certain state agricultural programs, requires reporting under federal foreign investment disclosure law, and authorizes enforcement and escheat of violating properties. CPAC supports safeguarding American farmland from hostile foreign control and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-14 by a vote of 34-2. The House passed this bill on 2025-02-28 by a vote of 93-0. The bill later became law.