HB459 Alabama 2017 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 20 percent.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2017 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| May 16, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 4, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 16, 2017 | Room 410 at 09:30 | House TU&I Hearing |
| Hearing | April 12, 2017 | Room 410 at 09:00 | House TU&I Hearing |
| Hearing | April 11, 2017 | Room 410 at 15:00 | House TU&I Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB459 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |