Lawmakers move to protect property owners with eminent domain changes
Rep. Marianne Proctor (District 60)
In Kentucky, that balance [between public need and private property rights] has taken an important step forward with the passage of House Bill 542. The new law strengthens safeguards for property owners, especially those whose land falls within agricultural districts or is protected by conservation easements. These are often central to the state’s farming heritage and environmental stewardship.