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Utah House narrows eminent domain rules, excluding trails and recreation from condemnation
Summary
After hours of debate, the Utah House adopted two amendments to Senate Bill 117 that restrict eminent domain use and require written disclosures and notice to property owners; the bill passed 59–12 and is headed back to the Senate.
The Utah House on the floor adopted amendments to Senate Bill 117 on eminent domain that narrow when government entities may condemn private land and add procedural protections for property owners.
Representative Yer, sponsor of the amendments, told the House the measure requires agencies to notify property owners of hearing dates and to provide written disclosures during negotiations, including contact information for a state property-rights ombudsman. "There is not a more sacred part of our constitution than the right for private property," Yer said in urging support.
The most contested change—Amendmen…
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