Eminent domain; jury to determine just compensation. (HB132)

Introduced By

Del. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

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 Introduced
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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 Became Law

Description

Eminent domain; determining just compensation. Removes the option of the landowner to choose commissioners to hear an eminent domain case. Only jurors or the court shall be permitted to hear such a matter. All of the jurors in an eminent domain proceeding are required to be freeholders in the jurisdiction of the land in question. Additionally, from of an original panel of 13 jurors, each party will be granted four preemptory strikes. Amends § 25.1-100, § 25.1-209, § 25.1-213, § 25.1-214, § 25.1-219, § 25.1-220, § 25.1-228, § 25.1-229, § 25.1-235, § 25.1-318, § 36-27, § 62.1-98, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Status

04/05/2006: signed by governor

History

  • 12/28/2005 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064167276
  • 12/28/2005 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/18/2006 Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Civil Law
  • 02/06/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 8-N)
  • 02/07/2006 Committee substitute printed 062871276-H1
  • 02/08/2006 Read first time
  • 02/09/2006 Read second time
  • 02/09/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 062871276-H1
  • 02/09/2006 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB132H1
  • 02/10/2006 Read third time and passed House (53-Y 45-N)
  • 02/10/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (53-Y 45-N)
  • 02/10/2006 Communicated to Senate
  • 02/13/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/13/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/20/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)
  • 02/21/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2006 Read third time
  • 02/22/2006 Passed by for the day
  • 02/23/2006 Read third time
  • 02/23/2006 Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
  • 02/23/2006 VOTE: (37-Y 3-N)
  • 02/28/2006 Enrolled
  • 03/01/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB132ER)
  • 03/01/2006 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/02/2006 Signed by President
  • 03/07/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB132ER)
  • 04/05/2006 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (effective 7/1/06)
  • 04/12/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586)