HB 2290 Summary

• Prohibits taking of private property by condemning authorities unless necessary for "public use" and with just compensation, explicitly excluding economic development benefits like tax base increases, tax revenues, or employment gains.

• Defines "public use" to include: general public possession of land, government use for highways/roads/public buildings/parks, public utility operations, remediation of blighted property, and possession of abandoned property.

• Establishes that governmental bodies subordinate to the state cannot exercise, create, extend, or expand eminent domain powers without specific statutory authority.

• Requires property owners be given right of first refusal to repurchase surplus property declared by condemning agencies at the appraised value or original purchase price (whichever is less) within 90 days of notice.

• Makes condemnation actions and determinations subject to judicial review in court proceedings and becomes effective November 1, 2025.