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House approves eminent‑domain reforms to encourage early settlement and limit litigation costs
Summary
Second substitute SB81 creates a structured counteroffer window and conditional award of attorney's fees to encourage settlements in condemnation cases. Supporters said it will reduce costly litigation and speed public projects; the House passed the bill 69–0.
Representative Frank presented second substitute SB81 on March 9 as the culmination of multi-year work to reduce costly eminent-domain litigation and to encourage earlier settlements between condemning authorities and landowners. On the floor he described a mechanism by which, after a plaintiff’s offer and defendant counteroffer, a court finding that the fair value…
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