HB191 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri CollinsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Real property, annexation, property with overlapped police jurisdictions, all property to be annexed with consent of all parties and affected municipalities under certain conditions, Sec. 11-42-21 am'd.

Summary

HB191 updates Alabama annexation rules to allow annexation of land in overlapping police jurisdictions only with consent from all involved parties under specific conditions.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes how property in areas where police jurisdictions overlap can be annexed by a municipality. It requires all property owners to sign a petition and for the municipality to adopt an ordinance before annexation, making the land part of the city's corporate area once the ordinance is published. It introduces an equidistant boundary option for overlapping jurisdictions and, if a single annexation isn’t enough to cover the whole parcel, allows all overlapping municipalities to approve the annexation by separate resolutions before the ordinance takes effect. It also requires a precise property description, a map, and signatures to be filed with the judge of probate, and it takes effect immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Property owners whose land is adjacent to a municipality and lies within overlapping police jurisdictions, who must sign petitions for annexation and whose land would become part of the municipality if annexed.
• Municipalities that have overlapping police jurisdictions and their residents, who must coordinate consent or assent (including possible resolutions from all overlapped municipalities) for annexation of property.
• Local government officials (city clerks, mayors, and councils) responsible for processing petitions, ordinances, and filing requirements.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 11-42-21 to allow annexation of property in overlapping police jurisdictions only with consent from all owners and all affected municipalities under certain conditions.
• (a) Annexation occurs when all property owners sign a petition and the municipality adopts an ordinance; the land becomes part of the municipality upon publication of the ordinance.
• (b) If police jurisdictions overlap, any involved municipality may use an equidistant boundary approach to determine the annexation area.
• (c) If a single annexation cannot cover the entire parcel, all overlapping municipalities can assent via resolutions; if the annexing municipality then adopts the ordinance, the property is annexed upon publication.
• (d) The annexation petition must include an accurate property description, a map, and the signatures of all property owners, and must be filed with the county judge of probate.
• The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and governor’s approval.

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Subjects

Annexation