LCO No. 1262 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 545 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1262 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 8 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the state 1 and municipalities from exercising the use of eminent domain for 2 commercial purposes. 3 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the state and municipalities from exercising the use of eminent domain for commercial purposes.