Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1372: Agriculture; prohibit certain foreign persons and entities from acquiring a possessory interest in land located near critical infrastructure without prior approval by the Attorney General
Status: In committee, February 20, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-1-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibiting the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities, so as to prohibit certain foreign persons and entities from acquiring a possessory interest in land located near critical infrastructure without prior approval by the Attorney General; to provide for the scope of the possessory interest; to provide for penalties; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Code Section 2-1-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibiting the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities, so as to prohibit certain foreign persons and entities from acquiring a possessory interest in land located near critical infrastructure without prior approval by the Attorney General; to provide for the scope of the possessory interest; to provide for penalties; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Code Section 2-1-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibiting the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities, so as to prohibit certain foreign persons and entities from acquiring a possessory interest in land located near critical infrastructure without prior approval by the Attorney General; to provide for the scope of the possessory interest; to provide for penalties; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Code Section 2-1-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibiting the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities, is amended by revising subsections (a) and (b) as follows: "(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Agent of a foreign government' means: (A) Any person who acts as an agent, representative, employee, or servant, or any person who acts in any other capacity at the order, request, or under the direction or H. B. 1372 LC 63 0105 control, of a foreign government or of a person any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in major …