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Senate removes confidentiality for certain foreign-interest farm-land registrations and sends substitute bill to governor

Iowa Senate · April 29, 2026
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Summary

The Senate adopted an amendment removing confidentiality for registrations of foreign interests in agricultural land and approved a substitute House file (HF 2678) by a unanimous 46-0 roll call; the sponsor said the change helps the secretary of state stop fraudulent filings and report registrations publicly.

Senator Westridge opened discussion of a secretary-of-state measure and explained that the amendment from the House conforms the code so that registrations of foreign interests in agricultural land are no longer confidential with the secretary of state and will appear in the annual report to the governor and the general…

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