SB295 Alabama 2016 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would provide that where the Department of Transportation files a condemnation action to condemn property pursuant to eminent domain and the final condemnation award, excluding interest, exceeds the department's last written offer to the condemnee by more than 20 percent, the department must pay the condemnee's reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees
To amend Section 18-1A-293 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to certain costs in eminent domain condemnation proceedings; to provide that in a condemnation action filed by the Department of Transportation, the department shall reimburse the reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees of a condemnee whose final probate or circuit court ordered compensation, excluding interest, exceeds the department's last written offer to the condemnee by more than 20 percent.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2016 | H | Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure |
| April 21, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 20, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure |
| April 19, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 697 |
| April 19, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 10, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 24, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Transportation and Energy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 21, 2016 | Speaker's Conference Room at 12:15 | House TU&I Hearing |
| Hearing | April 19, 2016 | Room 727 at 13:45 | Senate RULES Hearing |
| Hearing | March 10, 2016 | Rm. 727***AGENDA CHANGE*** at 08:30 | Senate T&E Hearing |
| Hearing | March 10, 2016 | Rm. 727 at 08:30 | Senate T&E Hearing |
| Hearing | March 3, 2016 | Rm. 727***A VOTE WILL BE TAKEN ON PUBLIC HEARINGS*** at 08:30 | Senate T&E Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB295 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |