Legislative Republicans used their weekly press briefing to push for movement on a proposed constitutional amendment limiting governments’ powers of eminent domain.
A proposed amendment has support from 80 percent of the members of the House, but the bill tied to that amendment is stuck in the House Rules Committee.
House Minority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake, says he’s optimistic the bill will get a hearing.
- Listen to Stam’s comment on that subject here.
- Stam addresses objections to the bill here.
- Stam explains his fear of eminent domain abuse here.
Senators have filed a similar bill, and Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, is watching the issue with interest.
After the meeting, we caught up with one of the House’s bills primary Democratic sponsors, Rep. Dan Blue, D-Wake.
House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman, D-Davidson, is offering no commitments.
- Listen to his reaction to the bill here.
- Here you’ll find his reaction to Stam’s comment that the General Assembly should “lock” eminent domain protections into the constitution.
If the bill eventually clears the House, Senate, and governor’s desk, voters would address the issue in November.
