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House Amends and Re-passes Eminent Domain Revisions After Technical Fix
Summary
SB122, clarifying eminent domain authority for public uses such as roads or sewer lines, was amended to remove confusing language and passed after a successful motion to reconsider; final House passage was 68-4. Debate focused on ensuring eminent domain remained limited to public entities and protections such as appraisal and notice.
Representative Morley presented SB122 as a clarifying measure to ensure eminent domain authority for installations like roads or sewer lines is plainly available through proper public channels and subject to appraisal and notice requirements.
Questions from the floor sought clarity about language that had once referenced "settlement of not less than 10 families" and…
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