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Last action · January 27, 2026

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Introduced January 23, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB119

AN ACT relating to eminent domain.

Amend KRS 416.670 to establish the right of a landowner to repurchase condemned property that was not used after the completion of a highway project.

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Highways, Streets, and Bridges Property Transportation

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This bill would give landowners the right to buy back property that was taken from them through eminent domain for a highway project if that property ended up not being used once the project was finished. Under current law, there is no such guaranteed right to repurchase. This change would apply specifically to condemned land connected to highway projects. Who it may affect: Kentucky property owners whose land was seized for highway construction.

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