Virginia House Bill 2325 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 27-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Agricultural land; acquisition or transfer by foreign adversaries prohibited; report. Prohibits any foreign adversary, as defined in the bill, from acquiring or transferring any interest in agricultural land, as defined in federal law, beginning January 1, 2023, and requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to compile a report annually with certain information regarding agricultural land that is under foreign ownership and submit such report to the Governor and General Assembly.

Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report.

Del. Robert Bloxom [R]	Del. John Avoli [R]	Del. Jason Ballard [R]	Del. Ellen Campbell [R]
Del. AC Cordoza [R]	Sen. Tara Durant [R]	Del. Matt Fariss [R]	Del. Hyland Fowler [R]
Del. Nicholas Freitas [R]	Sen. Chris Head [R]	Del. Keith Hodges [R]	Del. Terry Kilgore [R]
Del. Dave LaRock [R]	Del. James Leftwich [R]	Del. Marie March [R]	Del. Joseph McNamara [R]
Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]	Del. Roxann Robinson [R]	Del. Chris Runion [R]	Del. Phillip Scott [R]
Del. Anne Ferrell Tata [R]	Del. Kim Taylor [R]	Del. Otto Wachsmann [R]	Del. Wendell Walker [R]
Del. Lee Ware [R]	Del. Bill Wiley [R]	Del. Wren Williams [R]

2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (28-Y 12-N) (Y: 28 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-12 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (68-Y 27-N) (Y: 68 N: 27 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 29-N) (Y: 67 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Pending question, not ordered (16-Y 22-N) (Y: 16 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (16-Y 22-N) (Y: 16 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 4-N 1-A) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)
2023-04-12	House	Enacted, Chapter 796 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-04-12	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2023-04-12	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2023-04-12	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB2325ER2)
2023-04-12	House	Reenrolled
2023-04-12		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2023-04-12	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (28-Y 12-N)
2023-04-12	House	VOTE: Adoption (68-Y 27-N)
2023-04-12	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (68-Y 27-N)
2023-04-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-03-27	House	Governor's substitute printed 23107693D-H2
2023-03-27	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2325ER)
2023-02-24	House	Enrolled
2023-02-21	House	VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 29-N)
2023-02-21	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106938D-S1 (67-Y 29-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2325S1
2023-02-17	Senate	Pending question, not ordered (16-Y 22-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (16-Y 22-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23106938D-S1
2023-02-17	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23106938D-S1
2023-02-14	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2023-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-07	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2325H1
2023-02-06	House	Emergency clause deleted
2023-02-06	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23106106D-H1
2023-02-06	House	Read second time
2023-02-03	House	Read first time
2023-02-01	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Committee substitute printed 23106106D-H1
2023-01-26	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-01-26	House	Referred from General Laws by voice vote
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2023-01-12	House	Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 23103696D

SB1438 (Same As) 2023-04-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765)
SB1438 (Same As) 2023-04-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	1	507	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	508	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	509	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2325
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2325+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2325H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2325S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2325ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2325H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2325ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0796+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105607A.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105607D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2325AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2325F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2325FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2325FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2325FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H01V0061+HB2325
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1496+HB2325
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S01V0093+HB2325
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0538HB2325+HB2325
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0562HB2325+HB2325
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0563HB2325+HB2325
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0564HB2325+HB2325
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2150+HB2325
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2441+HB2325
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1077HB2325+HB2325