A bill strengthening Oklahoma's fight against illegal purchases of land by non-U.S. Citizens heads to the governor's desk for signature.

 Senate Bill 212 was approved on Friday. It clarifies that no alien or any person who is not a U.S. citizen may directly or indirectly, through a business entity or trust, own land in Oklahoma unless otherwise authorized by current law.

 Senator David Bullard says the state must take swift, definitive action to preserve and protect Oklahoma and its citizens, especially after the proliferation of land grabs following the legalization of medical marijuana. Bullard says foreign entities have purchased over 380,000 acres of land in Oklahoma. He says Senate Bill 212 closes the loopholes they are using and adds an affidavit to the process to create a paper trail for law enforcement to shut it down.