MUNICIPALITIES: Authorizes the city of Monroe to expropriate property by declaration
This bill amends a previous authorization allowing the city of Monroe to take private property through a declaration process. The key change explicitly excludes all public electrical utility infrastructure, whether movable or fixed, from the property that can be expropriated. This means the city cannot seize power lines or other utility equipment located on the land it intends to acquire. The legislation directly affects the city's ability to expand or manage its land holdings while protecting essential utility assets.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2024 · House Apr 29, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 38
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 16, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
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