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Annexation of fire protection district territory.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2025

Latest action (Apr 16, 2025) Public Law 79

Summary

Provides the following with regard to certain annexations that include property within a fire protection district (district) for which the annexation ordinance was adopted on October 7, 2024, the annexed territory does not exceed 50 acres, and the annexed territory consists of vacant land and not more than one (1) residential property: (1) The annexation is effective at least 30 days after the annexation ordinance is adopted, published, and filed with state and county officials. (Under current law, with certain exceptions, an annexation of property within a district takes effect the second January 1 after the ordinance is adopted and filed with state and county officials.) (2) Exempts the municipality from provisions requiring the municipality to: (A) commence fire protection service to the annexed territory on the ordinance's effective date; and (B) notify the district within 10 days of commencing fire protection service to the annexed territory.

Sponsors (3)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (20)

  1. Jan 13, 2025 Authored by Senator Buck · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2025 Senator Garten added as second author · upper
  3. Jan 13, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
  4. Jan 30, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy · upper
  5. Feb 11, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  6. Feb 13, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  7. Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
  8. Feb 20, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 189: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
  9. Feb 20, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Miller D · upper
  10. Feb 20, 2025 Cosponsor: Representative VanNatter · upper
  11. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · lower
  12. Mar 25, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  13. Mar 31, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  14. Apr 1, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 346: yeas 89, nays 3 · lower
  15. Apr 2, 2025 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
  16. Apr 2, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  17. Apr 3, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  18. Apr 9, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  19. Apr 16, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  20. Apr 16, 2025 Public Law 79 · upper
Subjects
ANNEXATION OF TERRITORYFIREFIGHTERS; Fire Departments and DistrictsHOMELAND SECURITY; Fire Prevention and Building Safety RegulationsLOCAL GOVERNMENT; Contracts, Procurements, and PurchasesLOCAL GOVERNMENT; Generally

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