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As 2025 begins, there are new Tennessee laws that are going into effect. January 1 was the first date that certain laws passed by the General Assembly in the last legislative session took effect. Sen. Rusty Crowe (Johnson) fought to protect land in Tennessee from hostile foreign nations.

“I am pleased to announce that the General Assembly passed a bill last year that I proudly co-sponsored to restrict foreign, adversarial countries from purchasing land in Tennessee,” said Crowe. “It just doesn’t make sense to allow our enemies to purchase and own the land our ancestors and veterans fought so hard for this bill that went into law on January 1, 2025. I look forward to exploring more ways to continue to protect our valuable land.

On January 1, the new laws sponsored and co-sponsored by Crowe include:

– Protecting Tennessee property from foreign adversaries further protected Tennessee from being purchased by hostile foreign nations. This bill prevents prohibited foreign parties designated by the federal government from owning or securing property in the state unless certain conditions are met. The new law strengthens a similar law passed last year with stricter protections and reporting requirements. Any prohibited foreign party or business that currently owns land in the state would have to divest itself from the property within two years, according to the bill. The Office of Artificial Intelligence would also be created within the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to collect data and analyze information regarding the unlawful sale or possession of agricultural land statewide.”