By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services
Key Points:
- Hobbs proposes stricter land ownership ban targeting multiple adversary nations
- Her plan closes loopholes and removes prior Republican bill exceptions
- While late in session, Hobbs believes proposal could be amended into another bill
On the defensive after her veto last week, Gov. Katie Hobbs is now proposing her own version of a law to decide who cannot purchase land in Arizona.
The governor is asking lawmakers to ban any “foreign adversary nation” or “foreign adversary agent” from owning, purchasing or otherwise having a “substantial interest in real property in the state.” The only exception would be if it is determined, under federal law, that the transaction “does not post a national security risk.”
In some ways, what Hobbs is proposing is similar to what Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp had crafted.
