January 24, 2025 3:20 a.m.

On Thursday, State Representative Virgle Osborne unveiled HB 2106.

A release said Osborne’s legislation is his response to prevent foreign adversaries, bad actors, and businesses/individuals subjected to federal sanctions from owning certain types of land in the state.

Osborne said, “HB 2106 is a bill about preserving Oregon’s security, solidifying these critical lands for development, agriculture, and other purposes stay out of the hands of adversaries and other bad actors”

Osborne said, “Because of the shift in federal policy towards great power competition, Oregon must join a growing list of states who are cracking down on allowing malicious foreign interests from snatching up state lands. My proposed legislation, however, differs from the policies we are seeing: no single individual is targeted because of their nationality as that is not my concern”.

Osborne said he hopes his colleagues in the Oregon Legislature recognize the importance of this bill and “…we can maintain Oregon’s security”.
HB 2106 was first read on January 13th and was referred to the House Committee on Emergency Management, and Veterans on January 17th.

he legislation has not yet been scheduled for a public hearing.