Concerning ownership of agricultural real estate.

 S-0344.1

SENATE BILL 5078

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Boehnke and Wagoner

Prefiled 12/18/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to ownership of agricultural real estate; and amending RCW 64.16.005 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 64.16.005 and 2012 c 117 s 195 are each amended to read as follows:

(( Any )) (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any alien may acquire and hold lands, or any right thereto, or interest therein, by purchase, devise, or descent; and he or she may convey, mortgage, and devise the same, and if he or she shall die intestate, the same shall descend to his or her heirs, and in all cases such lands shall be held, conveyed, mortgaged, or devised, or shall descend in like manner and with like effect as if such alien were a native citizen of this state or of the United States.