The Ohio legislature will not address eminent domain until the next legislative session Eminent Domain Put on Back Burner Until ’07 , Crain's Cleveland Business, Dec. 4, 2006.
Recently introduced House Joint Resolution 15 was the third resolution proposed in order to get eminent domain restrictions on the ballot. The resolution would have amended Ohio Constitution Section 19b, Article I, to state:
* That public authorities shall not take private property solely to increase revenue for the public authority.
*The fact that public revenues will increase shall not be used as evidence that a property is blighted.
*Municipalities must comply with the same eminent domain statutes as the state.
The Ohio Muncipal League questioned the necessity of a constitutional amendment, given the Ohio Supreme Court's holding in Norwood v. Horney (July 26, 2006), 2006-Ohio-3799. See Eminent Domain May Hit Ballot Next Fall by Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press, The Plain Dealer , Nov. 25, 2006.
See our prior posts: Ohio Supreme Court Says No Eminent Domain Solely for Economic Development , Another Proposed Constitutional Amendment Regarding Eminent Domain; Proposed Ohio Constitutional Amendment to Restrict Eminent Domain.