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HOUSE BILL 220

CHAPTER NUMBER: 535
File Code: Municipal Corporations
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 857/08 - ENV
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 350

Sponsored By:
Delegates Carr, Ali, Healey, Montgomery, and Shewell

Entitled:
Municipal Corporations - Annexations - Small Parcels

Synopsis:

Providing that specified consent provisions and specified referendum provisions do not apply to a proposed annexation by a municipal corporation of a parcel that is 5 acres or less and is part of a lot that contains at least one other parcel that is already within the municipal corporate area under specified circumstances; prohibiting a municipal corporation from annexing more than 25 acres; providing that the Act does not apply to land zoned for agricultural use; and terminating the Act at the end of September 30, 2011.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/28
First Reading Environmental Matters
1/30
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/23
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
2/24
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
2/26
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
4/3
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
2/27
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 535

Sponsored by:

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Annexation
Boundaries
Farmland
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Referendum
Sunset

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 23A Corporations - Municipal
( 19 , 19 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 884136/01     Offered on: April 7, 2009   at: 9:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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