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PA HB1464
Bill
Status
5/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tarah Probst
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AI Summary
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Requires acquiring agencies to provide written notice to property owners at least 30 days before filing a declaration of taking, including explanation of eminent domain rights and the condemnation process
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Establishes eminent domain as a "last resort" measure, requiring condemnors to demonstrate they considered alternatives and that the taking would not disproportionately affect marginalized communities based on race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics
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Changes just compensation to the higher of fair market value or replacement value (capped at 200% of fair market value), with an additional 1% bonus per year of continuous family ownership up to 15%
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Creates new compensation for loss of business or farm goodwill when property is taken, including consideration of location, cultural heritage value, and reputation
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Requires replacement dwellings to be within the same school district if school-age children reside in the condemned property; applies retroactively to declarations of taking filed on or after January 1, 2024
Legislative Description
In general provisions, further providing for definitions; in procedure to condemn, providing for advanced notice to condemnee, further providing for notice to condemnee and for preliminary objections and providing for determination of last resort; in procedure for determining damages, further providing for liens and distribution of damages; in just compensation and measure of damages, further providing for measure of damages and providing for compensation for loss of goodwill of business or farm operation; and, in evidence, providing for proof of continuous ownership.
Last Action
Referred to State Government
5/14/2025