SB157 Alabama 2017 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Eminent domain proceedings, costs, condemnation proceedings filed by Dept. of Transportation, the department pays condemnee's reasonable attorney fees, appraisal and engineering costs if final award is 20 percent or higher than department's offer, Sec. 18-1A-293 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> 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 20
percent.
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Subjects
Eminent Domain
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2017 | H | Pending third reading on day 30 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment |
| May 2, 2017 | H | Judiciary first Amendment Offered |
| May 2, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
| May 18, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Engrossed |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 819 |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 818 |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Ward Amendment Offered |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Ward motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 2, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 27, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 9, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 26, 2017 | Committee Room 325 at 10:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB157 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |