HB 1680 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO PREVENT A FOREIGN-PARTY-CONTROLLED BUSINESS FROM LEASING LAND; AND TO PROHIBIT A PROHIBITED FOREIGN PARTY FROM HOLDING AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY OR AGRICULTURAL LAND IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

House Bill 1680, now Act 811, restricts certain foreign entities from acquiring interests in land. It prohibits businesses controlled by a "foreign party" from leasing land. The bill also prevents "prohibited foreign parties" from holding an interest in real property or agricultural land under specific circumstances. An amendment clarifies that an individual is not considered a "prohibited foreign party" if they are also a citizen of the United States.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2025
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Act 811 HB 1680 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was updated from Act 811 to HB 1680, reflecting a formal renumbering and session update for the 95th General Assembly's 2025 Regular Session. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or legislative content alterations are visible in the provided excerpt.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from Act 811 to HB 1680, and session information was updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1680 is now Act 811
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 62 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Blake Johnson
Blake Johnson
RRepublican
AR
21
P
Photo of DeAnn Vaught
DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
AR
87
Co
Photo of Aaron Pilkington
Aaron Pilkington
RRepublican
AR
45
Co
Photo of Bart Schulz
Bart Schulz
RRepublican
AR
28
Co
Photo of Brad Hall
Brad Hall
RRepublican
AR
24
Co
Photo of Brandon Achor
Brandon Achor
RRepublican
AR
71
Co
Photo of Brian Evans
Brian Evans
RRepublican
AR
68
Co
Photo of Brit McKenzie
Brit McKenzie
RRepublican
AR
7
Co
Photo of Bruce Cozart
Bruce Cozart
RRepublican
AR
91
Co
Photo of Cameron Cooper
Cameron Cooper
RRepublican
AR
57
Co
Photo of Carlton Wing
Carlton Wing
RRepublican
AR
70
Co
Photo of Chad Puryear
Chad Puryear
RRepublican
AR
25