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Committee hears bill to bar certain foreign parties — including some China‑linked entities — from owning West Virginia real estate
Summary
A Senate committee heard House Bill 2691, a measure that would bar designated foreign parties — explicitly including certain categories linked to the People’s Republic of China and other entities the state designates as hostile — from owning West Virginia real estate and would compel divestment within six months.
House Bill 2691, as presented in a strike‑and‑insert form, would prohibit certain foreign parties from holding or transferring real property and mineral rights in West Virginia. Counsel told the committee the bill specifically names citizens or residents of the People’s Republic of China, the government of the People’s Republic of China and entities organized under foreign law that are significantly owned or controlled by such actors. The package would also allow the governor, the West Virginia Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to identify additional foreign governments or entities as prohibited if they determine the parties are…
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