Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Civitas: Eminent Domain Amendment Evicted

From the John William Pope Civitas Institute:

Eminent Domain Amendment Evicted

The House leadership revealed their position on the issue of eminent domain on Tuesday. After giving committee members and bill sponsors 15 minutes notice, the Judiciary III Committee re-referred House Bill 2213 to the Rules Committee on a party line vote. Representative Paul Stam (R-Wake) discovered his bill was on the committee’s agenda just minutes before the meeting.

Long considered by many legislative watchers as bill purgatory, the Rules Committee is not expected to take action on the constitutional amendment this session. Representative Stam had given notice to the House of his intention to invoke House Rule 39 in order to discharge his bill from committee. His request required a notice of four legislative days before proceeding. Tuesday was the first eligible day to use his Rule 39 motion.

Read the entire article here:
www.jwpcivitasinstitute.org/keylinks/June%2027-Eminent%20Domain%20Evicted.pdf

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