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2010 SESSION
HB 651 Eminent domain cases; reinstates option of landowner to choose between commissioner & jury to hear.
Introduced by: Ward L. Armstrong | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Use of commissioners in eminent domain cases. Reinstates the option of the landowner to choose between commissioners and juries to hear an eminent domain case. The option to choose commissioners was eliminated by Chapter 586 of the 2006 Acts of Assembly. The bill also equalizes the pay of jurors and commissioners in condemnation cases with that of regular jurors. The provisions of this bill apply only to actions filed on or after July 1, 2010.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102184D pdf
- 02/09/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10102184D-E pdf
- 03/12/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB651ER) pdf
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB651ER2) pdf
- 04/21/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0835) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102184D
- 01/12/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/27/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/10 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/10 House: Read first time
- 02/09/10 House: Read second time
- 02/09/10 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/09/10 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB651E
- 02/09/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10102184D-E
- 02/10/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/10 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 03/01/10 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/10 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/03/10 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/03/10 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/10 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB651ER)
- 03/12/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/13/10 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/21/10 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 1-N)
- 04/21/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (93-Y 1-N)
- 04/21/10 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/21/10 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB651ER2)
- 04/21/10 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/21/10 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/21/10 House: Enacted, Chapter 835 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/21/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0835)