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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina exempts Department of Transportation from serving or joining property owners' spouses in condemnation actions
Last action · May 7, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action)Sponsor: John Blust
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 212 removes the requirement for the North Carolina Department of Transportation to serve or join the spouses of property owners in s, unless the spouse holds a separate property interest. The measure applies to condemnation actions initiated on or after October 1, 2025.
Property owners facing state land acquisition will experience streamlined legal proceedings without the mandatory inclusion of spouses who hold only marital rights.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Transportation
The agency is relieved of the obligation to serve or join spouses who lack independent property interests in condemnation lawsuits.
Spouses of property owners
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does a spouse always need to be served in a state condemnation action under this bill?
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Procedural history
18 actions- May 7, 2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- May 7, 2025SenatePassed 1st Reading
- May 7, 2025SenateRegular Message Received From House
- May 7, 2025HouseRegular Message Sent To Senate
- May 6, 2025HouseOrdered Engrossed
- May 6, 2025HousePassed 3rd Reading
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- May 6, 2025HousePassed 2nd Reading
- May 6, 2025HouseAmend Adopted A1
- May 5, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 05/06/2025
- May 5, 2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- May 5, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Mar 18, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 18, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Mar 12, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Judiciary 3
- Mar 12, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Feb 27, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Judiciary 3, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Feb 27, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Feb 25, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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