Eminent domain; eliminates specific provisions for assessment of costs in certain proceedings. (SB28)

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Progress

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

Description

Eminent domain; costs. Eliminates specific provisions for the assessment of costs in eminent domain proceedings where the condemnor is a public service company, public service corporation, railroad, or government utility corporation and provides that all costs shall be assessed in the same manner, regardless of the identity of the condemnor. The bill exempts condemnation actions for easements adjudged at less than $10,000. The bill also provides that its provisions apply only to condemnation actions filed on or after July 1, 2020. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
11/18/2019	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
11/18/2019	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100603D
11/18/2019	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
01/08/2020	Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
01/14/2020	Impact statement from DPB (SB28)
01/16/2020	Assigned Juciciary sub: Civil Law
01/16/2020	Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
01/29/2020	Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2020	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2020	Read second time
02/03/2020	Reading of amendments waived
02/03/2020	Committee amendments agreed to
02/03/2020	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB28E
02/03/2020	Printed as engrossed 20100603D-E
02/04/2020	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2020	Placed on Calendar
02/12/2020	Read first time
02/12/2020	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/13/2020	Impact statement from DPB (SB28E)
02/14/2020	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/28/2020	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/28/2020	Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2020	Read second time
03/04/2020	Read third time
03/04/2020	Passed by temporarily
03/04/2020	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
03/04/2020	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2020	Enrolled
03/07/2020	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB28ER)
03/07/2020	Signed by President
03/08/2020	Signed by Speaker
03/09/2020	Impact statement from DPB (SB28ER)
03/12/2020	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
03/12/2020	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
04/08/2020	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/22/2020	VOTE: (92-Y 0-N)
04/22/2020	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
04/22/2020	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 0-N)
04/22/2020	G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/22/2020	Reenrolled
04/22/2020	Reenrolled bill text (SB28ER2)
04/22/2020	Signed by President as reenrolled
04/22/2020	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/22/2020	Enacted, Chapter 1244 (effective 7/1/20)
04/22/2020	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1244)
05/01/2020	VOTE: (92-Y 0-N)