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House Bill 1 would bar certain foreign‑adversary buyers from acquiring property near military bases and critical infrastructure
Summary
Representatives Angie King and Ray Klopfenstein said House Bill 1 would prohibit purchases of property by persons tied to specified foreign adversaries within 25 miles of military installations and critical infrastructure and require buyer attestations.
Representatives Angie King and Ray Klopfenstein presented House Bill 1, called the Ohio Property Protection Act, in the House Public Safety Committee. Sponsors said the bill would prohibit purchase of real property by persons affiliated with specified foreign adversaries within 25 miles of military installations or critical infrastructure and require an attestation on conveyance forms. The bill also would give local sheriffs authority to investigate suspected violations and refer cases to county prosecutors.
Sponsors framed the bill as a national‑security measure.…
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