A bill that would have altered some of the protections plains residents won last year in their opposition to the Super Slab private toll road proposal will die in committee, its sponsor agreed.

That avoids another packed hearing that had been set for Thursday in the Senate Transportation Committee.

House Bill 1068, sponsored by Rep. Marcia Looper, R-Calhan, was initially meant to address property value concerns residents had in the wake of last year's legislation.

Private toll road developers now are required to notify all property owners in a three-mile path of their proposed road, before any approval for the road

An unintended consequence developed when title insurance companies began listing the toll road filings that showed up in county courthouses. Some private real estate sales were canceled as a result, and many owners cried foul.

The bill by Looper would have rescinded the public notice. But other residents objected. After amending the bill several times to find an acceptable solution, Looper and Sen. Suzanne Williams, D-Aurora, the Senate sponsor, met this week with opponents and agreed to kill the bill.