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type: "Bill"
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title: "Foreign gifts and ownership of agricultural land."
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description: "Requires a postsecondary educational institution (institution) to submit a disclosure report to the Indiana commissioner for higher education (commissioner) of gifts from a foreign source that meet the reporting threshold established by a federal law regarding disclosures of foreign gifts. Provides that the institution shall submit the disclosure report to the commissioner with the same information required to be reported in the disclosure report described in the federal law and at the same time the institution files the disclosure report under the federal law. Provides that certain information for each institution shall be posted on the commission for higher education's (commission) Internet web site. Provides that whenever it appears that an institution has failed to comply with gift disclosure requirements, a civil action may be brought by the attorney general or at the request of: (1) a member of the general assembly; (2) the governor; (3) a member of the commission; (4) a member of the state board of education; or (5) an Indiana taxpayer; to compel compliance with the gift disclosure requirements. Provides that beginning July 1, 2022, a foreign business entity may not acquire agricultural land located within Indiana for the purposes of crop farming or timber production. Specifies exceptions. Prohibits a foreign business entity that owns agricultural land located within Indiana from transferring the agricultural land to another foreign business entity after June 30, 2022, for the purposes of crop farming or timber production. Requires a foreign business entity to report the acquisition, sale, or transfer of agricultural land for the purposes of crop farming or timber production located within Indiana to the secretary of state and the attorney general. Provides that agricultural land acquired, sold, or transferred in violation of law is subject to forfeiture to the state. Adds a provision to prohibit business entities: (1) organized under the laws of the Russian Federation; or (2) wholly controlled by a citizen or citizens of the Russian Federation who are not legal residents of the United States; from holding and conveying real property located within Indiana."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 388"
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citation: "Indiana SB 388 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGRICULTURE generally", "LAND AND LANDOWNERS", "SECRETARY OF STATE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["James Tomes", "Jean Leising", "Mark Messmer", "Shane Lindauer"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-01-11"
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last_action: "2022-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d1c004d-0780-4515-8ccc-154a12601c3c"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/388"
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source_hash: "d451e7f9318b2058704b1cd70f25d81a0d3317e4cfed0d7475e87b7bdf6612af"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 388 (2022) — Foreign gifts and ownership of agricultural land.
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Requires a postsecondary educational institution (institution) to submit a disclosure report to the Indiana commissioner for higher education (commissioner) of gifts from a foreign source that meet the reporting threshold established by a federal law regarding disclosures of foreign gifts. Provides that the institution shall submit the disclosure report to the commissioner with the same information required to be reported in the disclosure report described in the federal law and at the same time the institution files the disclosure report under the federal law. Provides that certain information for each institution shall be posted on the commission for higher education's (commission) Internet web site. Provides that whenever it appears that an institution has failed to comply with gift disclosure requirements, a civil action may be brought by the attorney general or at the request of: (1) a member of the general assembly; (2) the governor; (3) a member of the commission; (4) a member of the state board of education; or (5) an Indiana taxpayer; to compel compliance with the gift disclosure requirements. Provides that beginning July 1, 2022, a foreign business entity may not acquire agricultural land located within Indiana for the purposes of crop farming or timber production. Specifies exceptions. Prohibits a foreign business entity that owns agricultural land located within Indiana from transferring the agricultural land to another foreign business entity after June 30, 2022, for the purposes of crop farming or timber production. Requires a foreign business entity to report the acquisition, sale, or transfer of agricultural land for the purposes of crop farming or timber production located within Indiana to the secretary of state and the attorney general. Provides that agricultural land acquired, sold, or transferred in violation of law is subject to forfeiture to the state. Adds a provision to prohibit business entities: (1) organized under the laws of the Russian Federation; or (2) wholly controlled by a citizen or citizens of the Russian Federation who are not legal residents of the United States; from holding and conveying real property located within Indiana.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.07.ENGH)
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2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.03.ENGS)
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3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.08.ENRH)
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4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.01.INTR)
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5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.05.COMH)
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6. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.04.COMH)
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7. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.06.COMH)
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8. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.02.COMS)
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## Votes
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- SB 388 - Messmer - 3rd Reading — **47–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- James Tomes — primary (person)
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- Jean Leising — primary (person)
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- Mark Messmer — primary (person)
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- Shane Lindauer — primary (person)
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- Blake Doriot — coauthor (person)
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- Chris Garten — coauthor (person)
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- Dennis Kruse — coauthor (person)
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- Eric Koch — coauthor (person)
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- J.D. Prescott — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeff Raatz — coauthor (person)
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- Justin Moed — cosponsor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
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- Matt Hostettler — cosponsor (person)
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- Ron Alting — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-11** Authored by Senator Messmer
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- **2022-01-11** First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-20** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2022-01-20** Senator Tomes added as second author
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- **2022-01-25** Senator Raatz added as coauthor
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- **2022-01-27** Amendment #1 (Messmer) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
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- **2022-01-27** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2022-01-31** Senator Leising added as third author
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- **2022-01-31** Senators Koch and Alting added as coauthors
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- **2022-02-01** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 47, nays 2 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-01** House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
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- **2022-02-01** Senators Doriot and Garten added as coauthors
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- **2022-02-01** Senator Kruse added as coauthor
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- **2022-02-02** Referred to the House
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- **2022-02-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-14** Representative Moed added as cosponsor
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- **2022-02-14** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-15** Referred to Committee on Education pursuant to House Rule 84 `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-21** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Representative Moed removed as cosponsor
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- **2022-02-24** Representatives Prescott, Hostettler, Moed added as cosponsors
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment #13 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment #14 (Lindauer) prevailed; Roll Call 282: yeas 62, nays 27 `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment #12 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment #11 (Prescott) prevailed; Roll Call 283: yeas 59, nays 28 `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment #3 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment #4 (Dvorak) ruled out of order `amendment-failure`
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment #5 (Dvorak) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-24** Appeal the ruling of the chair (Dvorak); ruling of the chair sustained. Roll Call 284: yeas 65, nays 26
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- **2022-02-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 298: yeas 96, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-01** Returned to the Senate with amendments `amendment-failure`
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- **2022-03-01** Motion to concur filed
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- **2022-03-02** Concurrence withdrawn
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- **2022-03-02** Motion to dissent filed
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- **2022-03-02** Senate dissented from House amendments `amendment-failure`
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- **2022-03-02** House conferees appointed: Lindauer and Dvorak
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- **2022-03-02** House advisors appointed: Teshka, Prescott, Manning, DeLaney and Moed
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- **2022-03-03** Senate conferees appointed: Messmer and Lanane
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- **2022-03-03** Senate advisors appointed: Tomes, Breaux and Rogers
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- **2022-03-08** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
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- **2022-03-08** CCR # 1 filed in the House
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- **2022-03-08** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 378: yeas 96, nays 0
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- **2022-03-08** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 363: yeas 49, nays 1
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- **2022-03-08** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2022-03-09** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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- **2022-03-09** Signed by the Speaker
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- **2022-03-15** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2022-03-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-03-18** Public Law 156
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d1c004d-0780-4515-8ccc-154a12601c3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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