HJ123: Constitutional amendment; defines term public uses & specifies which private property may be taken.

Chief Patron

Johnny Joannou (D-79)
Portsmouth, VA
Served: 1998–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate

Status

01/18/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee

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Summary

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); due process of law; obligation of contracts; taking of private property; prohibited discrimination; jury trial in civil cases. Defines the term "public uses" and specifies permitted public uses for which private property may be taken. The definition is the same definition enacted in 2007 and set out in § 1-219.1 of the Code of Virginia.

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