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2020 SESSION
SB 31 Eminent domain; costs for petition for distribution of funds, interest rate.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Eminent domain; costs for petition for distribution of funds; interest rate; recordation of certificate. Provides that the costs of filing a petition with the court for the distribution of the funds due pursuant to an eminent domain proceeding shall be taxed against the condemnor. The bill also provides that the interest rate on the funds represented by a certificate of deposit from the date of filing of the certificate until the funds are paid into the court shall not be less than the judgment rate of interest. Finally, the bill reorganizes for clarity the provisions governing what happens upon recordation of a certificate by the Commissioner of Highways in a condemnation proceeding. The bill provides that its provisions apply only to condemnation actions filed on or after July 1, 2020.
FULL TEXT
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100604D pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20100604D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB31ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB31ER2) pdf
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1245) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100604D
- 11/18/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/16/20 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
- 01/29/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB31E
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20100604D-E
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/20 House: Read first time
- 02/21/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/27/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/20 House: Read second time
- 03/04/20 House: Read third time
- 03/04/20 House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/04/20 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB31ER)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/08/20 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
- 04/22/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/20 House: VOTE: (94-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB31ER2)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 1245 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1245)