Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 27 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-01-19 - Senate: Continued to 2011 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); taking of private property for public uses. Limits the exercise of eminent domain for the purpose of public use and specifies that, with the exception of property taken for public service corporations, public service companies, or railroads, property may not be taken if the primary purpose of the taking is private financial gain, private benefit, an increase in tax base or tax revenues, or an increase in employment. No more property shall be taken than is necessary to achieve the stated public use.

Constitutional amendment; taking of private property for public use (first reference).

Sen. Mark Obenshain [R]

Sen. Jill Vogel [R]

2010-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2011 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-19		Senate: Continued to 2011 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2010-01-11		Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2010-01-11		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102507D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+SJ27
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+SJ27+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S08V0008+SJ0027