Bills / H.B. 592
H.B. 592 Municipal Incorporation Amendments
- 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:
- provides that:
- a person may not apply to incorporate an area as a preliminary municipality after February 1, 2026
- a person who applies to incorporate an area as a preliminary municipality by filing a feasibility request on or before February 1, 2026, may proceed in accordance with Title 10, Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality, after February 1, 2026
- requires:
- a proposed preliminary municipality to agree that initial landowners will fully compensate the county for damages to county property or infrastructure before the preliminary municipality can transition into a town
- a preliminary municipality to comply with terms, conditions, or restrictions that were established in a development agreement between the initial landowners and the county before the feasibility request was filed
- that a petition to transition a preliminary municipality into a town shall certify that damages to county property or infrastructure have been paid in full
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Hearings and debates
- Mar 2, 2026 House Political Subdivisions Committee