State Government / Indiana / Legislation / SB 256
Provides that contracts entered into, amended, or renewed by a qualified entity for the provision of a technological product or service must contain a provision requiring the contractor to confirm that the contractor and any subcontractors working under the contract for the contractor are not prohibited persons. Requires certain persons acting on behalf of a hostile foreign country to register with the attorney general. Establishes a procedure to deny state benefits to persons who aid a foreign terrorist organization. Requires a state educational institution to meet certain requirements regarding the admission and enrollment of a foreign student into qualifying programs at state educational institutions. Requires an approved postsecondary educational institution to provide to the commission for higher education the number of foreign students currently enrolled in a qualifying program and the number of foreign students enrolled in a qualifying program for each academic year for the preceding 10 years. Prohibits certain individuals and business entities from acquiring real property located in Indiana. Provides that an agreement or cooperative agreement between a unit and a prohibited person is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable. Repeals existing statutes regarding foreign ownership of agricultural land.
Latest development · Mar 5, 2026
Public Law 131
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Public Law 131
Signed by the Governor
CCR # 1 filed in the House
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 412: yeas 82, nays 13
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 316: yeas 49, nays 0
Signed by the Speaker
Senator Baldwin added as conferee
Senator Taylor G removed as conferee
Senator Baldwin removed as advisor
Senator Alting added as coauthor
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
Representative Judy removed as advisor
Representative Garcia Wilburn removed as conferee
Representative Judy added as conferee
Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M, Baldwin, Koch
Senate conferees appointed: Garten, Taylor G
Senator Brown L added as coauthor
Senate dissented from House amendments
Motion to dissent filed
House advisors appointed: Judy, Jeter, Ireland, Burton
House conferees appointed: Commons, Garcia Wilburn
Senator Maxwell added as coauthor
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 292: yeas 93, nays 1
Amendment #2 (Commons) prevailed; voice vote
Representative Ireland added as cosponsor
Amendment #1 (Judy) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Referred to the House
Cosponsors: Representatives Judy, Jeter
House sponsor: Representative Commons
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 82: yeas 44, nays 0
Senator Doriot added as coauthor
Senator Byrne added as coauthor
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #1 (Garten) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Coauthored by Senators Busch, Baldwin
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Authored by Senators Garten, Koch, Freeman
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