Live from the Legislature
This bill would provide for the voters to consider a constitutional amendment to prohibit private property from being taken by the government and conveyed to a third party for economic development.
It was on the calendar for the House Judiciary Committee (after several days of input from many interested parties, including JLF, resulting in a newly drafted proposed committee substitute).
The committee met for an hour, considered and voted on about eight other bills on the calendar.
The committee adjourned before taking up the eminent domain bill. It has to pass the House before Thursday night at midnight. They will reconvene after session to continue their work. Chairman Dan Blue (D-Wake) said at the end of the meeting, “We may vote on anything between now and the cross over deadline”
We will continue to monitor this very important bill.
