Senate committee advances bills to codify Arkansas eminent‑domain limits
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced two companion bills (state and municipal versions) that would codify Arkansas case law limiting use of eminent domain — including a prohibition on takings for a "purely economic purpose" — after testimony from municipal officials raising procedural concerns.
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Senator Ballinger told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 334 and a companion measure for cities and counties would "codify existing case law" and make explicit that a "purely economic purpose is not a sufficient purpose to take property." The sponsor said the bills would set a process for addressing blighted or abandoned property consistent with current practices.
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