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WA SB5142
Bill
Status
5/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Hasegawa
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AI Summary
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Previous property owners whose land was taken by school districts through eminent domain or threat of condemnation must be offered the opportunity to repurchase the property at the original acquisition price before it can be sold, transferred, or used for non-school purposes
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School districts must provide written notice identifying the intended use at the time of acquisition and send repurchase offers by certified mail, with previous owners having 60 days to accept
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Repurchase rights are triggered when the public use is canceled, no progress is made within 10 years, the property becomes unnecessary, or certain inactivity conditions are met (no funding requests, permits, or capital facilities planning for over one year)
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Repurchase rights terminate once property is actually used for school facilities, or automatically 15 years after acquisition, and can be waived in writing by property owners
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Effective July 27, 2025; officially cited as the "Houston eminent domain fairness act"
Legislative Description
Providing owners of real estate taken through eminent domain by school districts, or sold under threat of eminent domain, the opportunity to purchase the real estate back when it is not put to intended public use.
Last Action
Effective date 7/27/2025.
5/12/2025