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H67 • 2025

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

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

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Sponsor
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Last action
2025-10-14
Official status
Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-2
Effective date
Not listed

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

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No.
  • 67) of Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr., and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to prohibiting eminent domain takings.
  • The Judiciary.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-14 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-2

  2. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Proposal for Constitutional Amendment ought not to pass (under Joint Rule 23) and placed on file

  3. 2025-05-01 House

    Placed on file, in concurrence

  4. 2025-04-01 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-03-03 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  6. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No. 67) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to prohibiting eminent domain takings. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.67

The taking of land or interests therein by eminent domain for private commercial or economic development is hereby declared not to be a public use of the commonwealth under the first paragraph of Article X of Part the First of the Constitution.

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