Alien Ownership of Real Property
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 27-13-30, RELATING TO LIMITATION ON ALIEN LAND OWNERSHIP, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CORPORATIONS CONTROLLED BY A FOREIGN ADVERSARY CANNOT ACQUIRE AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY IN THIS STATE; TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF REAL PROPERTY THAT AN ALIEN OR CORPORATION MAY ACQUIRE AN INTEREST IN FROM FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES TO ONE THOUSAND ACRES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2023
Last action Mar 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
31–5
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 45
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic14
35% Nay
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican30
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), Hutto, Kimpson, Matthews, Climer, Rice, Garrett
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Garrett
RRepublican
P
Chip Campsen
RRepublican
P
Danny Verdin
RRepublican
P
Harvey Peeler
RRepublican
P
Josh Kimbrell
RRepublican
P
Penry Gustafson
RRepublican
P
Rex Rice
RRepublican
P
Richard Cash
RRepublican
P
Ross Turner
RRepublican
P
Sean Bennett
RRepublican
P
Shane Massey
RRepublican
P
Thomas McElveen
DDemocratic
P
Tom Corbin
RRepublican
P
Wes Climer
RRepublican
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