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House committee narrows foreign‑land purchase ban to China in SB1109
Summary
Lawmakers in the Arizona House’s Committee of the Whole adopted a floor amendment to Senate Bill 1109 that narrows a proposed prohibition on foreign entities buying Arizona land to target China specifically; the committee reported the bill do pass as amended and referred it to engrossing.
The Arizona House Committee of the Whole on Tuesday adopted a floor amendment to Senate Bill 1109 that limits a proposed ban on foreign entities purchasing land in Arizona to the People’s Republic of China.
Representative Collin, who offered the floor amendment, described it on the floor as narrowing the original language so the prohibition applies specifically to China. “What we're doing is … bringing it down to China as the nation that is prohibited from purchasing land here in Arizona,” she said during debate on the amendment.
After the amendment was adopted by voice vote, Representative Diaz moved that the committee report SB 1109 as amended “do pass.” The committee reported the bill do pass as amended and the House referred the measure to engrossing.
The amendment was adopted and the committee’s recommendation was accepted by voice votes; no roll‑call tally for the amendment was recorded in the transcript. The clerk later read the Committee of the Whole report that “SB 1109 do pass as amended,” and the House moved the bill to engrossing.
Why it matters: SB 1109 would change which foreign purchasers may acquire land in Arizona. Supporters argued the narrower language clarified the bill’s scope; the transcript records no extended debate on the bill’s substance beyond the floor amendment. The committee report and referral to engrossing move the legislation to the next formal stage in the House process.
What happened next: Following the Committee of the Whole, the House adopted the committee’s report and referred SB 1109, as amended, to engrossing for preparation in final form before further action.
