A central Illinois lawmaker has plans to propose legislation that would prohibit adversaries of the US from buying up Illinois farmland.

The issue has come under the microscope recently as China and has purchased large swaths of land in Texas and other rural parts of the country. Senator Sally Turner says they should not have the opportunity to do so in Illinois.

Sen Turner believes this proposal will land well with the farmers in her district but she is curious what the response will be from Democrats in Illinois.

On the prospects of the success of her legislation, the Lincoln Republican believes her bill emphasizes the purchase of land around critical infrastructure.

The Illinois legislature enters a break for the holidays before they reconvene in January and will await Gov. Pritzker's budget address and State of the State address on the other side of the new year.