Bill Summary

SB 264 Interests of Foreign Countries (2023 Session)
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Sponsors
by Collins Co Sponsors: Ávila CS Sponsors: Judiciary, Rules
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Summary
Interests of Foreign Countries; Prohibiting governmental entities from knowingly entering into certain contracts; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action; providing penalties; requiring government entities to require an affidavit from applicants before providing any economic incentive; prohibiting foreign principals from purchasing agricultural land, or having more than a de minimus indirect interest in such land, and certain real property in this state, respectively; authorizing foreign principals to continue to own or hold such land or property under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2023
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committees of reference
   S Judiciary
   S Rules
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Actions
03/02/23
SENATE
Filed
03/06/23
SENATE
Referred to Judiciary; Rules
03/09/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/14/23, 4:00 pm, 412 K
03/14/23
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/15/23
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/15/23
SENATE
Now in Rules
03/17/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 03/22/23, 8:30 am, 412 K
03/22/23
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Rules; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/23/23
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/24/23
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/05/23
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/23
04/11/23
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (708856, 415792); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/11/23
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/12/23
HOUSE 
In Messages
05/01/23
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to House Calendar
05/01/23
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/23
05/02/23
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (48607); Placed on Third Reading, 05/03/23
05/03/23
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 95 Yeas / 17 Nays)
05/03/23
SENATE
In returning messages
05/04/23
SENATE
Received from Messages; Amendment Adopted (790990); Concurred with Amendment as Amended (048607); Passed (Vote: 31 Yeas / 8 Nays)
05/04/23
HOUSE 
In returning messages
05/04/23
HOUSE 
Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (790990); Passed (Vote: 95 Yeas / 17 Nays)
05/04/23
SENATE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
05/06/23
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
05/06/23
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/08/23
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/23/23)
05/08/23
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2023-33
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bill text & filed amendments
0264
Filed on 03/02/23
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Amendment 606852
Collins
Filed on 03/13/23
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 647298
Collins
Filed on 03/13/23
Replaced by CS
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0264C1
Filed on 03/15/23
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Amendment 833514 LF
Collins
Filed on 03/21/23
Replaced by CS
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0264C2
Filed on 03/23/23
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Amendment 708856
Collins
Filed on 04/10/23
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 415792
Collins
Filed on 04/10/23
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0264E1
Filed on 04/11/23
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Amendment 510709
Borrero
Filed on 04/27/23
Withdrawn
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Amendment 353175 AA
Driskell
Filed on 04/30/23
Withdrawn
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Amendment 639273
Borrero
Filed on 05/01/23
Withdrawn
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Amendment 48607
Borrero
Filed on 05/02/23
Concurred as Amended
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Amendment 790990 AA
Collins
Filed on 05/04/23
Concurred
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0264E2
Filed on 05/06/23
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
0264ER
Filed on 05/06/23
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
287.138
288.007
408.051
408.81
692.201
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692.203
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692.205
836.05