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CS/CS/SB 940: Eminent Domain

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs ; Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs

Eminent Domain; requires presuit negotiation before action in eminent domain may be initiated under certain provisions; provides requirements for condemning authority; requires written offer of purchase & appraisal & specifies time period during which owner may respond to offer before condemnation lawsuit may be filed; allows business owner to claim business damage within specified time period; provides for nonbinding mediation, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 01/01/2000
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Real Property & Probate (CJC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 591 (Ch. 99-385), SB 2350 (Ch. 99-224)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/3/1999 Senate • Prefiled
2/17/1999 Senate • Referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Fiscal Policy
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00065; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, 03/03/99, 10:45 am, Room-309C
3/3/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs -SJ 00131; CS read first time on 03/05/99 -SJ 00133
3/4/1999 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00131
3/26/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/31/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S
3/31/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00437; CS read first time on 04/06/99 -SJ 00440
4/2/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00437
4/7/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00468; Read second time -SJ 00467
4/8/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00476; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00476
4/13/1999 House • In Messages
4/15/1999 House • Received, referred to Transportation (EDC); Real Property & Probate (CJC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00615
4/16/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation (EDC), 04/19/99, 2:00 pm, 317C
4/19/1999 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Transportation (EDC) -HJ 00753
4/21/1999 House • Now in Real Property & Probate (CJC) -HJ 00753
4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on Real Property & Probate (CJC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 591 (Ch. 99-385), SB 2350 (Ch. 99-224)