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2011 SESSION
HB 2161 Eminent domain; condemnor is required to provide an appraisal to owner of condemned property.
Introduced by: Salvatore R. Iaquinto | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Eminent domain; procedures. Provides that if a condemnor is required to provide an appraisal to the owner of property sought to be condemned, the condemnor must provide copies of all appraisals that the condemnor obtained prior to making an offer to acquire or initiating negotiations for the property. The bill also makes changes to the procedure for offering to sell condemned property back to the former owner to clarify when such an offer is required to be made and how such an offer is communicated to the former owner. The bill also provides that certain definitions in certain chapters of Title 25.1 (Eminent Domain) apply to the entire title. The provisions of the bill do not apply to the acquisition of real property by a railroad, public service corporation, municipal corporation, local governmental unit, or political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or a combination of two or more such entities, that is (i) the subject of a certificate recorded prior to July 1, 2011, (ii) the subject of a petition for condemnation filed prior to July 1, 2011, or (iii) required to construct a project funded by bonds approved for issuance by a locality prior to July 1, 2011. This bill is identical to SB 1436.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103741D pdf
- 01/31/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104512D-H1 pdf
- 02/17/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2161ER) pdf
- 03/15/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0117) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103741D
- 01/12/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/11 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 01/26/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104512D-H1
- 02/02/11 House: Read first time
- 02/03/11 House: Read second time
- 02/03/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104512D-H1
- 02/03/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2161H1
- 02/04/11 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/11 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 House: Enrolled
- 02/17/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2161ER)
- 02/17/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 117 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/15/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0117)