Indiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 10 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 388 — Foreign gifts and ownership of agricultural land.

Last action — Public Law 156

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    4 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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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 Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 156

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 363: yeas 49, nays 1

  8. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 378: yeas 96, nays 0

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  10. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  11. Senate advisors appointed: Tomes, Breaux and Rogers

  12. Senate conferees appointed: Messmer and Lanane

  13. House advisors appointed: Teshka, Prescott, Manning, DeLaney and Moed

  14. House conferees appointed: Lindauer and Dvorak

  15. Senate dissented from House amendments

  16. Motion to dissent filed

  17. Concurrence withdrawn

  18. Motion to concur filed

  19. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  20. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 298: yeas 96, nays 0

  21. Appeal the ruling of the chair (Dvorak); ruling of the chair sustained. Roll Call 284: yeas 65, nays 26

  22. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  23. Amendment #5 (Dvorak) prevailed; voice vote

  24. Amendment #4 (Dvorak) ruled out of order

  25. Amendment #3 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote

  26. Amendment #11 (Prescott) prevailed; Roll Call 283: yeas 59, nays 28

  27. Amendment #12 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote

  28. Amendment #14 (Lindauer) prevailed; Roll Call 282: yeas 62, nays 27

  29. Amendment #13 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote

  30. Representatives Prescott, Hostettler, Moed added as cosponsors

  31. Representative Moed removed as cosponsor

  32. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  33. Referred to Committee on Education pursuant to House Rule 84

  34. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  35. Representative Moed added as cosponsor

  36. First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

  37. Referred to the House

  38. Senator Kruse added as coauthor

  39. Senators Doriot and Garten added as coauthors

  40. House sponsor: Representative Lindauer

  41. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 47, nays 2

  42. Senators Koch and Alting added as coauthors

  43. Senator Leising added as third author

  44. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  45. Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote

  46. Senator Raatz added as coauthor

  47. Senator Tomes added as second author

  48. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  49. First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture

  50. Authored by Senator Messmer

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 388 - Messmer - 3rd Reading

Passed 47 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 27000
Unaffiliated 14100
Democrat 6100
Total 47200
% of votes cast 96%4%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Houchin — Yea
Crane — Yea
Kruse — Yea
Lanane — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Boehnlein — Yea
Melton — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Breaux — Yea
Brown — Yea
Young — Yea
Perfect — Yea
Zay — Yea
Boots — Nay
Ford Jon — Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Nay
Rodney Pol Democrat Yea
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Kyle Walker Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 388 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 388?
SB 388 is sponsored by Mark Messmer, James Tomes (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Ron Alting (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Dennis Kruse, Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Shane Lindauer (Republican), J.D. Prescott (Republican), Matt Hostettler (Republican), and Justin Moed (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 388?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 388?
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