North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S394: Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land.
Status: Introduced, June 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act to prohibit the acquisition of agricultural lands or lands adjacent to military installations by certain adversarial entities; to provide for the divestment of those lands; and to provide for documentation and registration of land ownership by certain adversarial entities.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE ACQUISITION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS OR LANDS ADJACENT TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BY CERTAIN ADVERSARIAL ENTITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DIVESTMENT OF THOSE LANDS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR DOCUMENTATION AND REGISTRATION OF LAND OWNERSHIP BY CERTAIN ADVERSARIAL ENTITIES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Chapter 64 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read: "Article 4. "Prohibit Adversarial Foreign Party Acquisition of Certain Lands. "§ 64-60. Title. This act shall be known and be cited as the North Carolina Farmland and Military Protection Act. "§ 64-61. Purpose. The General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest for the State to exercise its governmental police power to guard its agricultural land and military installations from the potential of adversarial foreign government control in order to ensure that the State's farmers are able to produce a safe, abundant, and affordable supply of food and fiber and to protect our national security for the benefit of the people of this State and the United States. "§ 64-62. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following definitions apply: (1) Adversarial foreign government. - A state-controlled enterprise or the government of a country or group listed in International Traffic in Arms Regulations in 22 C.F.R. § 126.1(d). …
Sponsors
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Hanig, Bobby (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- Alexander, W. Ted (R, 44)
- Barnes, Lisa S. (R, 11)
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12)
- Daniel, Warren (R, 46)
- Ford, Carl (R, 33)
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25)
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47)
- Hollo, Mark (R, 45)
- Jones, Dana (R, 31)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
- : Re-ref Com On Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From Senate
- : Regular Message Sent To House
Votes
- Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land. Second Reading (May 1, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PROPERTY, SALES & CONVEYANCES, CITIZENSHIP, COMMERCE, LANDOWNERS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC RECORDS, MILITARY BASES
Common questions
- What is S394?
- S394 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land.
- What does S394 do?
- In its own words: An act to prohibit the acquisition of agricultural lands or lands adjacent to military installations by certain adversarial entities; to provide for the divestment of those lands; and to provide for documentation and registration of land ownership by certain adversarial entities.
- What is the status of S394?
- Introduced as of June 9, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (June 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored S394?
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S394?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S394
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