SB 388 Indiana Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Foreign gifts and ownership of agricultural land.

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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2022 Signed Mar 18, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022

How they voted

442
Passed
Total votes 46
Feb 1, 2022
D Democratic10
9 Yea 1 Nay
90% Yea
R Republican36
35 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
10
Mar 18, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 363: yeas 49, nays 1
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 378: yeas 96, nays 0
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 298: yeas 96, nays 0
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Amendment #5 (Dvorak) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Amendment #4 (Dvorak) ruled out of order
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Amendment #3 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Amendment #11 (Prescott) prevailed; Roll Call 283: yeas 59, nays 28
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Amendment #12 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Amendment #14 (Lindauer) prevailed; Roll Call 282: yeas 62, nays 27
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Amendment #13 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education pursuant to House Rule 84
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 47, nays 2
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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