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Relating to the exercise of eminent domain for carbon oxide pipelines, and including applicability and effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Energy & utilitiesCities & countiesEminent domain
Same legislation: HSB 507
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: House committeeJanuary 14, 2026
- Done: Passes the HouseJanuary 21, 202664–28
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 28, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Companies would no longer be allowed to use eminent domain to take private land for building or running pipelines that primarily move carbon oxide. This rule applies to any legal proceedings to take land that start after the bill becomes law.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits exercising the power of eminent domain for acquiring right-of-way for, constructing, or operating a pipeline that has the primary purpose of transporting carbon oxide. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to all condemnation proceedings instituted on or after that date.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 26, 2026. On January 27, 2026 it recommended amendment and passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
62 written public comments to its subcommittee: January 27, 2026 (47), January 13, 2026 (15) · on the Legislature’s site
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