HB 1473 IN

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Passed One Chamber

Allows a municipality to annex unincorporated property that becomes completely surrounded by the municipality after June 30, 2025. Requires the municipality to: (1) adopt an annexation fiscal plan; (2) provide notice to landowners in the territory; and (3) hold a public hearing. Provides that the following apply in a pocket annexation: (1) The annexation territory may be divided by railroad tracks. (2) The annexation territory satisfies the contiguity requirements, if the territory on at least one side of the railroad tracks is contiguous to the municipality.

• Gregory Steuerwald Republican · author
• Kyle Walker Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 21, 2025 Authored by Representative Steuerwald · lower
2. Jan 21, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · lower
3. Feb 4, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Feb 6, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
5. Feb 10, 2025 Representative Lehman added as coauthor · lower
6. Feb 10, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 89, nays 1 · lower
7. Feb 10, 2025 Senate sponsor: Senator Walker K · lower
8. Feb 10, 2025 Representative Jeter added as coauthor · lower
9. Feb 11, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
10. Feb 20, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · upper