HB1401
Eminent domain; certificate of take, description of property.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 12, 2026
House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Margaret Angela Franklin (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Eminent domain; certificate of take; description of property.
Clarifies that a certificate of take in an eminent domain matter may include a combination of one or more plats, drawings, or plans to provide the description of the property being taken as required by law.-
Bill History
- 01/22/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26103990D
- 01/22/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1401)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108619D-S1
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N 0-A)
