Prohibit ownership of private property within state by certain foreign individuals and entities
HB 755 sought to prohibit certain non-resident aliens and foreign entities from owning real property within the state. The bill defined "alien" as any person not a U.S. citizen or national and not a resident of the state, and "foreign entity" as one organized or principally based in a foreign country. If an affected individual or entity owned property, they would be required to divest within six months, after which the property could be sold at public auction. The Attorney General or county attorney would have been able to enforce these provisions, which were set to apply to property purchased on or after January 1, 2026.
Bill status
died
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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This bill was renumbered from LC 1740 to HB 755.1, indicating it was introduced as a House Bill rather than a committee or legislative council document. The substantive content appears unchanged, with only formatting and versioning updates applied to the document header and page markers.
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from LC 1740 to HB 755.1, reflecting its introduction as a House Bill in the 69th Legislature 2025 session.
Added sponsor name 'L. SCHUBERT' to the bill introduction line, identifying the legislative sponsor.
Page headers updated from 'LC 1740' to 'HB 755' with 'Authorized Print Version' designation added.
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
14–85
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 100
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic42
97% Nay
R
Republican58
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 6, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (14-85-1)
house
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lukas Schubert
RRepublican
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