| Last Action | 02/07/25: to Judiciary (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to eminent domain. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1034 |
| Sponsors | T. Roberts, M. Hart, K. Banta, R. Bivens, J. Calloway, S. Doan, V. Grossl, S. Maddox, C. Massaroni, M. Proctor, F. Rabourn |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS 99.700 to 99.730 to allow a commission or alternative government entity to obtain an administrative warrant to inspect blighted or abandoned properties; require commissions and alternative government entities to exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with KRS 99.700 to 99.730; amend KRS 99.705 to define "abandoned property"; redefine "blighted property"; amend KRS 99.720 to require two notices of local code violations prior to certification of a property as blighted or abandoned; amend KRS 99.725 to require local governments to hold public hearings regarding proposed takings of blighted or abandoned property prior to initiating eminent domain proceedings; require proceedings of the public hearings to be recorded and available to the public for review and comment; amend KRS 416.610 to require the petitioner in an eminent domain proceeding to prove necessity of the taking; amend KRS 416.675 to redefine "public use"; remove allowance of sale or lease of property to private entities occupying an incidental area within a public project or building; remove exemption for property financed by state road funds or federal highway funds from the requirements of KRS 416.675; amend KRS 65.355, 91.285, 92.305, 99.700, 99.710, 99.715, 99.727, 99.730, and 416.580 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Courts - Eminent domain, blighted and abandoned property, proceedings Eminent Domain and Condemnation - Blighted and abandoned property, proceedings Local Government - Blighted and abandoned property, eminent domain proceedings Nuisances - Blighted and abandoned property, eminent domain proceedings Property - Blighted and abandoned property, eminent domain proceedings Cities - Blighted and abandoned property, eminent domain proceedings Civil Actions - Eminent domain, blighted and abandoned property, proceedings Civil Procedure - Eminent domain, blighted and abandoned property, proceedings Counties - Blighted and abandoned property, eminent domain proceedings |
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Last updated: 2/7/2025 3:52 PM (EST)