STATE OF NEW YORK
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8490
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
August 22, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting the
sale or lease of any property in the state by the People's Republic of
China or the Chinese communist party
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new article 17
2 to read as follows:
3 ARTICLE 17
4 PROHIBITING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
5 TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
6 Section 530. Sale of real property to the People's Republic of China
7 prohibited.
8 § 530. Sale of real property to the People's Republic of China prohib-
9 ited. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlaw-
10 ful for any person or entity to lease, sell, offer to sell, convey or
11 transfer any interest in any real property located in this state to the
12 People's Republic of China or to the Chinese communist party, or any
13 affiliated entities.
14 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the attorney general
15 shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this section by
16 applying, in the name of the people of the state of New York, to the
17 supreme court of the state of New York for an order enjoining the
18 continuance of such violative activity, including but not limited to
19 bringing an action for injunctive or declaratory relief if any real
20 property is in the process of being or has been sold or leased in
21 violation of this section.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
23 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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