Chinese Land Ownership Prohibition

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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 27-1-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COMPANIES OWNED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OR CONTROLLED BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY MAY NOT OWN, LEASE, POSSESS, OR EXERCISE ANY CONTROL OVER ANY LAND OR REAL ESTATE LOCATED WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE MILES OF A STATE OR FEDERAL MILITARY BASE OR INSTALLATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING OR ERECTING CERTAIN TOWERS.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 15, 2026
Last action: Apr 1, 2026 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin, Chapman, Gagnon, Sanders, Vaughan, Pedalino, Willis, Crawford, Erickson, Hartnett
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 46 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -1 46/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 193 days quiet

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