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House committee hears bill to bar "foreign adversary" property purchases near critical infrastructure

Ohio House Public Safety Committee · March 25, 2025
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Summary

Sponsors reintroduced the Property Protection Act (HB1) to bar purchases by listed foreign adversaries within 25 miles of military bases and critical infrastructure; members pressed sponsors on scope, economic impacts, grandfathering of existing owners and how federal adversary lists will be applied.

Representatives Angie King and Ray Klopfenstein presented House Bill 1 — described by sponsors as Ohio's Property Protection Act — which would prohibit buyers identified as "foreign adversaries" on a federal list from purchasing property within 25 miles of military installations and designated critical infrastructure. King and Klopfenstein framed the bill as a national‑security measure aimed at closing vulnerabilities around bases, water systems…

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