AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Summary
Provides that the cost of maintaining and repairing or restoring an easement or right-of-way shall be shared by each owner of a benefited property and their costs shall be determined by and commensurate with the municipal appraisal of each property.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Last action Jun 11, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 5, 2025
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 75
Jun 5, 2025
D
Democratic64
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
06/11/2025 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/05/2025 House passed Sub A
lower
May 22, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/22/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
02/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
01/24/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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