103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2125
 
Introduced 2/7/2023, by Rep. Blaine Wilhour
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
765 ILCS 60/7  from Ch. 6, par. 7
765 ILCS 60/7.5 new

     Amends the Property Owned By Noncitizens Act. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Governor shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in Illinois by any noncitizens. Provides that  the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall submit to the General Assembly a report that details the history of purchases of public and private real estate located in the State by noncitizens; provides more information on the percentage of real estate located in the State that is owned by noncitizens; and offers recommendations to make it easier for citizens and harder for noncitizens to purchase real estate located in the State, including farmland. Repeals the provisions 5 years after the effective date of the Act. Makes conforming changes.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Property Owned By Noncitizens Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 7 and by adding Section 7.5 as 
6follows:
 



7    (765 ILCS 60/7)  (from Ch. 6, par. 7)



8    Sec. 7. 
Except as provided in Section 7.5, all All 
9noncitizens may acquire, hold, and dispose of real
and 
10personal property in the same
manner and to the same extent as 
11natural born citizens of the United
States, and the personal 
12estate of a noncitizen dying intestate shall be
distributed in 
13the same manner as the estates of natural born citizens, and

14all persons interested in such estate shall be entitled to 
15proper
distributive shares thereof under the laws of this 
16state, whether they are noncitizens
 or not.

17    This amendatory Act of 1992 does not apply to the 
18Agricultural Foreign
Investment Disclosure Act.

19(Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)

 
20    (765 ILCS 60/7.5 new)
21    Sec. 7.5. Prohibition on purchase of public or private 
22real estate by noncitizens.
 
 
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1    (a) Notwithstanding Section 7 or any other provision of 
2law, beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
3the 103rd General Assembly, the Governor shall take such 
4actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public 
5or private real estate by noncitizens. As used in this 
6Section, "noncitizen" means: (i) any foreign national, foreign 
7government, or foreign entity; or (ii) any entity over which 
8control is exercised or exercisable by a foreign national, 
9foreign government, or foreign entity. "noncitizen" also 
10includes a corporation, partnership, or other association: (i) 
11created under the laws of a foreign country; and (ii) 
12substantially beneficially owned by nationals of that foreign 
13country or any other foreign country.
14    (b) Within 6 months after the effective date of this 
15amendatory  Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Commission 
16on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall submit to 
17the General Assembly a report that:
18        (1) details the history of purchases of public and 
19    private real estate located in the State by noncitizens;
20        (2) provides more information on the percentage of 
21    real estate located in the State that is owned by 
22    noncitizens; and
23        (3) offers recommendations to make it easier for 
24    citizens and harder for noncitizens to purchase real 
25    estate located in the State, including farmland.
26    (c) This Section is repealed 5 years after the effective 
 
 
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1date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.