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Committee adopts substitute to SB 88 after proponents warn of foreign farmland purchases
Summary
The Senate General Government Committee adopted a substitute for SB 88, the Ohio Property Protection Act, after proponent witnesses warned of increasing foreign-linked purchases of U.S. farmland and urged state action. Witnesses urged better reporting and protections; committee adopted the substitute without objection.
The Senate General Government Committee adopted a substitute amendment for Senate Bill 88 — the Ohio Property Protection Act — after proponent witnesses testified that foreign-linked purchases of U.S. farmland pose a growing risk to Ohio agriculture.
The committee, chaired by Chair Rother, moved to adopt “substitute, Bill 04842-2” and approved the substitute “without objection,” the chair announced. The session also approved routine minutes earlier in the meeting by unanimous consent.
Proponent witnesses said the substitute expands disclosure and would bar purchases of certain "protected property" by entities linked to countries the secretary of state deems threats to agricultural production, critical…
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