Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation prohibiting China from purchasing land within the state near strategic assets, including military bases. The Democrat governor said the bill is “ineffective at counter-espionage and does not directly protect our military assets,” according to KJZZ. “Additionally, it lacks clear implementation criteria and opens the door to arbitrary enforcement,” she added. Gov Katie Hobbs vetoes bill to prevent CCP from buying up Arizona landhttps://t.co/grHozTbROh — Libby Emmons (@libbyemmons) June 4, 2025 Per KJZZ: Senate Bill 1109 was sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp (R-Surprise) who slammed Hobbs for the veto. She said Hobbs endangered state and national security and pointed to what she said was a recent effort by China to lease property near Luke Air Force Base in the west Phoenix suburb of Glendale. Luke is a primary training base for pilots of the F-35 stealth fighter from the U.S. and several allies. Shamp said in a statement issued Tuesday that Hobbs was violating her oath of office with “every politically motivated veto of public safety legislation put on her desk by Republicans.” “SB1109 was a commonsense measure to ensure enemies of the United States would not have easy access to our military bases and critical infrastructure to carry out harm,” Shamp said. “The bill would’ve banned China from owning 30% or more stake in Arizona property near strategic assets,” Mario Nawfal noted. “Twenty-two states have already passed foreign land ownership restrictions,” he added. ARIZONA DEM GOVERNOR VETOES CHINA LAND BAN NEAR MILITARY BASES Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs just vetoed a bill preventing China from buying land near military bases, nuclear plants, and critical infrastructure, sparking outrage from security hawks. State Senate Majority… https://t.co/aWXME5a0NY pic.twitter.com/FpcNscx7Qu — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 4, 2025 Fox News reports: “Governor Hobbs’s veto of SB 1109 hangs an ‘Open for the CCP’ sign on Arizona’s front door, allowing Communist China to buy up American land near critical assets like Luke Air Force Base, Palo Verde nuclear power plant, and Taiwan Semiconductor’s growing fabrication footprint,” said Michael Lucci, the CEO and founder of State Armor Action, a conservative group with a mission to develop and enact state-level solutions to global security threats. “Allowing Communist China to buy up land near our critical assets is a national security risk, plain and simple, and Governor Hobbs is substantively and completely wrong when she says that SB 1109 ‘is ineffective at counter-espionage and does not directly protect our military assets,’” Lucci added. Lucci pointed to Ukraine’s recent drone attacks that destroyed significant numbers of Russian military aircraft, noting that “proximity produces peril in asymmetric warfare.”