Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2740: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land
Status: In committee, March 17, 2026
An Act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land.
From the introduced text, March 17, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5658YH (5) da/js H.F. 2740 Section 1. Section 9I.7, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: A nonresident alien, foreign business, or foreign government, or an agent, trustee, or fiduciary thereof, which that owns an interest in agricultural land within this state on or after January 1, 1980, shall register the agricultural land with the secretary of state. The registration shall be made within sixty days after January 1, 1980, or within sixty days after acquiring the land or the interest in land, whichever is later. The registration shall be made online or in the form and manner prescribed by the secretary of state. Information described in this section is a confidential record and subject to use in the same manner as provided in section 10B.5. As part of the registration, the nonresident alien, foreign business, or foreign government, or an agent, trustee, or fiduciary thereof, shall file all of the following information: Sec. 2. Section 10B.5, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 2. Information Except as provided in section 10B.5A, information in reports required …
Sponsors
- Scholten · primary sponsor
- Angel Ramirez (D, 78)
- Austin Baeth (D, 36)
- Jennifer Konfrst (D, 32)
- Timi Brown-Powers (D, 61)
- Jeff Cooling (D, 77)
- Ross Wilburn (D, 50)
- Elinor Levin (D, 89)
- Meyer (R)
- Sean Bagniewski (D, 35)
- Bob Kressig (D, 75)
- Dave Jacoby (D, 86)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 675 .
Subjects: secretary of state, confidentiality, aliens, agricultural land
Common questions
- What is HF2740?
- HF2740 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land.
- What does HF2740 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land.
- What is the status of HF2740?
- In committee as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 675 . (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2740?
- Scholten, with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF2740?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2740&ga=91
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