# Georgia HB 358: Agriculture; prohibiting acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; provide for a definition

Georgia HB 358, Agriculture; prohibiting acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; provide for a definition, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Debbie Buckner (Democrat), David Huddleston (Republican), David Jenkins (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 358
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Agriculture; prohibiting acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; provide for a definition
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Debbie Buckner (Democrat), David Huddleston (Republican), David Jenkins (Republican), Vance Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judiciary, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (155 yes, 70 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Military sites defined for foreign land restrictions: benefit, low. Georgia law defines which military facilities count under existing limits on certain foreign people and entities gaining rights to possess land. Facilities must be owned and operated by the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard. They must shelter military equipment a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debbie Buckner (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: David Huddleston (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Jenkins (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vance Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 35 | 20 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 120 | 50 | 7 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-14: Act 261
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-03: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-12: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-11: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-10: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 358/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238506)

## Related bills

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- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 358/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238506)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB358-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).