Bill Text: MA H1455 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: For a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the taking of land or interests therein by eminent domain for private commercial or economic development

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-07-29 - Joint session adjourned with no action taken on this matter [H1455 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1455-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings for the purpose of economic development.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Viriato Manuel deMacedo	1st Plymouth
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	20th Middlesex
George N. Peterson, Jr.	9th Worcester
Elizabeth Poirier	14th Bristol
Paul K. Frost	7th Worcester
Susan Williams Gifford	2nd Plymouth
Bradford R. Hill	4th Essex
Jeffrey Davis Perry	5th Barnstable
Richard J. Ross	9th Norfolk
Todd M. Smola	1st Hampden
Robert S. Hargraves	1st Middlesex

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

PROPOSAL for a legislative amendment to the Constitution

            A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.

The taking of land or interests therein by eminent domain for private commercial or economic development is hereby declared not to be a public use of the commonwealth under the first paragraph of Article X of Part the First of the Constitution.