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Session 117 - (2007-2008)Printer Friendly
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H 3052 General Bill, By Coleman, Shoopman, Bingham and Toole
Similar (S 0155)
Summary: Treason and eminent domain powers
    A BILL TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 13, ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE TAKING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY MUST NOT BE CONDEMNED BY EMINENT DOMAIN FOR ANY PURPOSE OR BENEFIT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PURPOSE OR BENEFIT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UNLESS THE CONDEMNATION IS FOR PUBLIC USE; EXCEPT THAT IN THE INSTANCE OF THE EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF REMEDYING BLIGHT, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY PROVIDE FOR THE PRIVATE USE OF CONDEMNED PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AND TO RATIFY AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 17, ARTICLE I, AND SECTION 5, ARTICLE XIV, RELATING TO TREASON AND THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS OF EMINENT DOMAIN BY OR WITHIN SUMTER, CHEROKEE, SPARTANBURG, YORK, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, CHARLESTON, RICHLAND, AND LAURENS COUNTIES, SO AS TO DELETE THOSE PROVISIONS.
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12/13/06House Prefiled
12/13/06House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/09/07House Introduced and read first time HJ-36
01/09/07House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-37
01/24/07House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham, Toole
01/24/07House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-2
01/25/07House Read second time HJ-18
01/25/07House Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-1 HJ-18
01/25/07 Scrivener's error corrected
01/30/07House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-22
01/31/07Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-21
01/31/07Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-21



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