Bill Text: CA SB116 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Eminent domain proceedings.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2016-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB116 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB116-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 116	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Vidak

                        JANUARY 14, 2015

   An act to amend Section 1250.120 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to eminent domain.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 116, as introduced, Vidak. Eminent domain proceedings.
   Under existing law, certain government entities are empowered to
obtain private property for public use through the power of eminent
domain proceedings. Existing law requires that eminent domain
proceedings commenced by serving the summons by publication include,
in addition to the summons, a description of the property sought to
be taken.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1250.120 of the Code of Civil Procedure is
amended to read:
   1250.120.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the form and
contents of the summons shall be as in civil actions generally.
   (b) Where process is served by publication, in addition to the
summons, the publication shall describe the property sought to be
taken in a manner reasonably calculated to give  persons
  any person  with an interest in the property
actual notice of the pending proceeding.