ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

Senate: GOV DP 6-1-0-0 | 3rd Read 27-0-3-0

House: LARA DP 11-0-0-0 | 3rd Read 57-0-3-0

Final Pass: 27-0-3-0

SB 1594: state lands; annexation; delegation; minerals

Sponsor: Senator Kerr, LD 13

Transmitted to the Governor

Overview

Authorizes a municipality or developer to enter into a pre-annexation agreement with a property owner in which the owner agrees to future annexation.

History

To annex adjoining lands, a municipality must file a blank petition with the appropriate county recorder that contains a description and map of the proposed annexation. After this petition is filed, a municipal governing body will hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed annexation. Within a year, a completed petition signed by both of the following groups who would be subject to the annexation must be filed with the county recorder:

· Owners of at least 50% of the value of real and personal property

· At least 50% of those owning real and personal property (A.R.S. §§ 9-471).

Provisions

1.   Authorizes a municipality or developer to enter into a pre-annexation agreement with a property owner in which the owner agrees to a future annexation that includes the owner's property. (Sec. 1)

2.   Exempts an owner who has signed a pre-annexation agreement from signing an annexation petition. (Sec. 1)

3.   Includes the property owner who signed the pre-annexation agreement and the owner's property when calculating the thresholds that an annexation petition must meet. (Sec. 1)

4.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteMakes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

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