Representative Caldwell presents bill to bar foreign ownership near military installations

The CCR Committee on Health and Human Services opened its meeting and the chair invited Representative Caldwell to present his bill. Representative Caldwell said Senate Bill 893 "protects our military institutions, and installations from foreign ownership in surrounding areas" and offered to answer questions.

The bill, as described by Caldwell, would aim to restrict foreign ownership in areas surrounding military institutions and installations. Caldwell told the committee he would "be happy to answer any questions," and when none were raised he asked that members "sign it out," a procedural request to advance the bill out of committee for further consideration.

The chair then moved to handle the committee's procedural requirements for signing out the measure and, "without any other objections," adjourned the meeting. The transcript records no formal motion, vote, or amendment on SB 893 during this session; the sponsor's request to have the bill signed out is the only recorded next-step direction.

What happens next is not recorded in the transcript. The committee did not record a roll-call vote or a formal motion in the provided segments; no questions or debate are shown in the transcript beyond the sponsor's summary and procedural request.