SB1421
Eminent domain; entry upon private property, calculation of just compensation, damages.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Eminent domain; entry upon private property; calculation of just compensation; damages.
Makes various changes to provisions related to entry upon private property in an eminent domain proceeding, including (i) requiring that the number of persons for whom permission to inspect the premises is sought be included in a request for permission to inspect private property for the purposes of a project ... (More) wherein the power of eminent domain may be exercised; (ii) requiring the notice of intent to enter the property to include all of the information contained in the request for permission to inspect the property; (iii) requiring the court to award fees for up to three experts or as many experts as are called by the petitioner at trial, whichever is greater, if the petitioner damages the property during its entry; (iv) removing the requirement that the damage must be done maliciously, willfully, or recklessly for the owner to be reimbursed for his costs; and (v) removing the option that the owner may be reimbursed for his costs if the court awards the owner actual damages in an amount 30 percent or more greater than the petitioner's final written offer made no later than 30 days after the filing of an answer in circuit court or the return date in general district court. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103612D
- 01/08/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/2019 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/17/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/21/2019 - House: Read first time
- 01/21/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/11/2019 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/11/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/20/2019 - House: Read third time
- 02/20/2019 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/20/2019 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/2019 - House: Passed House with amendments (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/20/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1421ER)
- 02/23/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
- 03/04/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/06/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1421ER)
- 03/22/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 788 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/22/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0788)
