---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to acquisition of title to real property; to prohibit certain governments or governmental entities from acquiring certain real property in the state."
description: "Real estate acquisition, non-resident citizens of China, the Chinese government, or Chinese entities, prohibited from acquiring real property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 379"
citation: "Alabama HB 379 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real estate acquisition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Stadthagen"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-31T16:20:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85ee93df-d22e-4674-a76c-d4b793585ac6"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "f0f6dd625361fb36958bfb593c38597ddae531c55ced70f8e47dbb0eaab50532"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 379 (2023rs) — Relating to acquisition of title to real property; to prohibit certain governments or governmental entities from acquiring certain real property in the state.

Real estate acquisition, non-resident citizens of China, the Chinese government, or Chinese entities, prohibited from acquiring real property

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB379-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-332** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1272977.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 1RK4LZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/1RK4LZ-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment 4GQNII-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/4GQNII-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment LPNRAW-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/LPNRAW-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB379-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB379-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 636 on HB379 (2023 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 637 on HB379 (2023 Regular Session) — **73–23** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 856 on HB379 (2023 Regular Session) — **26–7** (fail) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 855 on HB379 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 854 on HB379 (2023 Regular Session) — **25–6** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott Stadthagen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over to the Call of the Chair
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Urban and Rural Development) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Urban and Rural Development) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-31T16:20:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-332 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85ee93df-d22e-4674-a76c-d4b793585ac6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).