Foreign government adversaries; alien and foreign government adversary ownership; foreign government adversary; mineral ownership; effective date.

The document header was updated to indicate this is the 'Floor Version' and a Senate co-sponsor (Gillespie) was added to the bill sponsor list.

Updated the document title from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'House Committee Substitute' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Changed the request number from 16109 to 16910 to correspond with the new House Committee version.

Updated the date stamp from February 10, 2026, to March 3, 2026, reflecting the committee's review date.

The bill title was changed from 'PROPOSED OVERSIGHT' to 'PROPOSED POLICY', reflecting a change in the legislative committee's role.

The bill version identifier was updated from 'FULLPCS1' to 'POLPCS1', and the associated dates were changed from March 2, 2026, to February 10, 2026.

Internal document reference numbers were updated from 'Req. No. 16861' to 'Req. No. 16109' throughout the document.

Added a formal committee amendment header and page numbering requirement (Req. No. 16861) to conform to legislative formatting standards.

Removed the original engrossed bill header and page numbering.

The bill title and description were changed from 'foreign ownership of land' to 'foreign government adversary ownership' to better reflect the specific restriction on critical minerals.

The definition of 'Foreign government adversary' was updated to explicitly include governments designated as hostile or Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) by the U.S. Secretary of State.

A new definition for 'Foreign government enterprise' was added to clarify that it includes business entities where a foreign government adversary holds a controlling interest.

The requirement for deeds to include an affidavit attesting to compliance was retained but the context was adjusted to emphasize the prohibition on foreign government adversaries owning critical minerals.

The effective date for the deed affidavit requirement was set to November 1, 2023, while the overall act's effective date remains November 1, 2026.

The title and enacting clause were replaced with new text to align with Senate amendments, changing the bill's description from focusing on 'foreign government adversaries' to 'ownership of land'.

New coauthors (Wolfley, Gillespie, and Deevers) were added to the bill's authorship list, and the document was reclassified as an 'Engrossed Senate Amendment'.

The bill's effective date was updated from November 1, 2023, to November 1, 2026, in the final section.

The effective date was delayed from November 1, 2023 to November 1, 2026.

The prohibition now explicitly covers leasing land or critical minerals, in addition to owning title.

Foreign terrorist organizations and U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned nationals are now explicitly listed as prohibited from acquiring land interests.

The definition of 'Land' was updated to explicitly exclude oil, gas, other minerals, or any interest therein.

The affidavit requirement for deeds was modified to allow the Attorney General to create additional exemptions and to accept affidavits that substantially comply with the official form.

The bill text was updated to reflect its final enrolled status, including signatures from legislative leaders and the Governor.