AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMINENT DOMAIN
Summary
Allows the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Last action Jun 17, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 17, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jun 17, 2025
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/17/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
04/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
03/14/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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