Whistleblowers, Divestment, and Disclosure: Idaho Enacts Amendment to State’s Foreign Ownership Law

Whistleblowers, Divestment, and Disclosure: Idaho Enacts Amendment to State’s Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC staff During the 2025 legislative session, the Idaho state legislature enacted House Bill 356 (“H356”) and Senate Bill 1149 (“S1149”) which amends a state law that restricts certain foreign investments in land located within the boundaries of the state....
April Monthly Roundup

April Monthly Roundup

Monthly Roundup As April has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food law to stakeholders across the country. Outlined below are many of the new NALC resources from April 2025....
Soil for Sale? State Legislative Efforts to Restrict Foreign Investments – Part Seven

Soil for Sale? State Legislative Efforts to Restrict Foreign Investments – Part Seven

By NALC staff Since January 2021, almost every state has proposed at least one piece of legislation to prohibit or restrict foreign investments and landholdings in land, particularly private agricultural land, located within the boundaries of their states to some...
Congress Seeks to Strengthen Oversight: Proposed Amendments to AFIDA

Congress Seeks to Strengthen Oversight: Proposed Amendments to AFIDA

by NALC Staff Over the past few years, federal and state lawmakers have become increasingly concerned about foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land. While there is no federal law that restricts foreign investments of agricultural land, the federal government...
Restricting Investments “On Behalf Of” Foreign Entities: Utah Amends State Foreign Ownership Law

Restricting Investments “On Behalf Of” Foreign Entities: Utah Amends State Foreign Ownership Law

by NALC staff On March 25, 2025, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law House Bill 430 (“HB 430”) to amend a state law that restricts certain foreign purchases of real property located within the state. Under Utah’s foreign ownership law, certain foreign entities...