Delegate Grammer asks committee to repeal state eminent-domain authority in Property Rights Protection Act
House Bill 15-50 would repeal Maryland's eminent-domain/condemnation authority; the sponsor framed the bill as protecting property owners from takings tied to energy‑transmission and climate policy, and asked for a favorable report without recorded questions or opposition that day.
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Delegate Robin Grammer presented House Bill 15-50, the Property Rights Protection Act, telling the committee the bill would repeal state authority to condemn private property. Grammer argued that recent energy policies and regional transmission siting have increased the risk of property takings and that Marylanders deserve stronger protections for long‑held family property.
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