2025 bills / H.B. 533
H.B. 533 County Formation Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee (stopped here)
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
According to the official description, this bill:
- establishes a threshold for petitioners and creates an opportunity for municipal legislative bodies to initiate a process to create a new county
- imposes certain viability requirements on the formation of a new county, including the completion of a feasibility study
- allows certain rural property to remain in the original county, in certain circumstances
- provides for the continuation of property taxation between an existing county and new county to satisfy general obligation or revenue bond indebtedness
- clarifies provisions regarding the division of taxes, assets, and liabilities between an existing county and new county
- makes technical and conforming changes
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