The arrival of spring heralds the end of the regular session for Virginia’s legislature. While the General Assembly will return for a veto session in a few weeks (and may be forced to return for a special session if budget issues are not ironed out), the end of the regular session is a good opportunity [...]
As previously discussed, the Virginia General Assembly has passed two major eminent domain bills this term: Senate Bill 666, which primarily expands the definition of lost profits, and Senate Bill 694, which, among other things, expands liability for costs in certain situations and expands liability for lost access. Rather than sign or veto the bills [...]
The Virginia General Assembly has now adjourned its regular session, and both bills that were previously described on this blog have survived, though in modified form. The changes to Senate Bill 666, previously discussed here, and Senate Bill 694, previously discussed here, will be discussed in more detail below. Senate Bill 666 The primary modification [...]
A bill currently pending before the Virginia General Assembly would bring about a number of changes to condemnation procedures, the most significant of which may be the requirements for temporary construction easements. Under current law, a condemning authority in a quick-take case may include temporary easements in their certificate without a set end date. Thus, [...]
A bill currently pending before the Virginia General Assembly would drastically increase the cost of public infrastructure projects by increasing condemning authorities’ liability for lost access and lost profits. The ominously numbered Senate Bill 666 accomplishes this by changing the definitions of those terms in the eminent domain statutes in a way that would greatly [...]