MA H83

Bill

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings

Introduced
02/22/2019

In Committee
02/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to prohibiting eminent domain takings. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes a legislative amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts that would prohibit the use of eminent domain for private commercial or economic development purposes. Eminent domain is the government's power to seize private property for public use, such as building roads or other infrastructure. This bill would limit the government's ability to use eminent domain for private development, even if it is claimed to serve a public purpose. The proposed amendment would need to be agreed to by the legislature and approved by voters in order to become part of the state constitution.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (10)

Jay Barrows (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Bradford Hill (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 12/16/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H83

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H83
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H83.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3208	Resolutions for a United States constitutional amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention	Resolutions reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H79	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care	Placed on file	Similar To
H80	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to use of gender in the Massachusetts Constitution	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
H81	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office	No further action taken	Similar To
H82	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the term of judicial officers	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
H84	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to define the succession plan for a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
H85	Proposal for a Legislative Amendment to the Constitution to Declare that Corporations are Not People, Money is Not Speech	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
S2211	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office	Placed on file	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3208

Resolutions for a United States constitutional amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention

Resolutions reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H79

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care

Placed on file

Similar To

H80

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to use of gender in the Massachusetts Constitution

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

H81

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office

No further action taken

Similar To

H82

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the term of judicial officers

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

H84

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to define the succession plan for a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

H85

Proposal for a Legislative Amendment to the Constitution to Declare that Corporations are Not People, Money is Not Speech

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

S2211

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office

Placed on file

Similar To

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