North Carolina HB 199: Establish Standards for Surgical Technology.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 199
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/3/25
Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 6/30/26

Short Title: Authorize Municipal Deannexation. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 26, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT PROVIDING A PROCESS FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND PROPERTY OWNERS 2
TO INITIATE DEANNEXATION OF PROPERTY FROM THE CORPORATE LIMITS 3
OF A MUNICIPALITY. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Chapter 160A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 6
Article to read: 7
"Article 4B. 8
"Deannexation of Corporate Limits. 9
"Part 1. Purpose. 10
"§ 160A-58.100. Purpose. 11
The purpose of this Article is to establish a uniform statutory procedure for the contraction 12
of municipal boundaries and to ensure transparency, fiscal responsibility, local accountability, 13
and fairness. Municipalities utilizing the provisions of this Article are exercising a legislative 14
function in accordance with the nature of annexations conducted under Article 4A of this 15
Chapter. 16
"Part 2. Deannexations Initiated by Municipalities. 17
"§ 160A-58.101. Prerequisites to deannexation. 18
Before the public hearing required by G.S. 160A-58.102, the municipal governing board 19
exercising authority under this Part shall cause to be prepared a report containing all of the 20
following: 21
(1) A legible map of the area to be deannexed. 22
(2) A statement showing how the proposed deannexation will affect the 23
municipality's finances and services, including municipal revenue change 24
estimates. This statement shall be delivered to the clerk of the board of county 25
commissioners at least 30 days before the date of the hearing on any 26
deannexation under this Part. 27
(3) A plan for the continuation, transfer, or discontinuance of services to the area 28
proposed for deannexation. 29
"§ 160A-58.102. Procedure for deannexation. 30
(a) The municipal governing board shall adopt a resolution of intent of the municipality 31
to proceed with the deannexation of all, or part, of the area described in the report required by 32
G.S. 160A-58.101. The resolution of intent shall describe by metes and bounds the boundaries 33
of the area proposed for deannexation and fix a date for a public hearing on the question of 34
deannexation. 35

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(b) The municipal governing board shall hold a public hearing before adopting any 1
ordinance deannexing an area from the municipality's corporate limits. A notice of public hearing 2
shall be issued as follows: 3
(1) The notice shall include at least all of the following: 4
a. The date, hour, and place of the public hearing. 5
b. A clear description of the boundaries of the area under consideration 6
for deannexation, including a legible map of the area. 7
c. A statement that the report required by G.S. 160A-58.101 will be 8
available at the office of the municipal clerk. 9
d. A summary of the deannexation process with time lines. 10
(2) The notice shall be published at least once not less than one week before the 11
date of the hearing. In addition, the notice shall be mailed at least four weeks 12
before the date of the hearing by any class of U.S. mail that is fully prepaid to 13
(i) the owners of real property as shown by the county tax records as of the 14
preceding January 1 and (ii) registered voters located within the area proposed 15
for deannexation. The person or persons mailing the notices shall certify to 16
the municipal governing board that fact, and the certificate shall become a part 17
of the public record of the deannexation proceeding and shall be deemed 18
conclusive in the absence of fraud. If a notice is returned to the municipality 19
by the postal service by the tenth day before the public hearing, a copy of the 20
notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least seven 21
days before the hearing. Failure to comply with the mailing requirement of 22
this subdivision shall not invalidate the deannexation unless it is shown that 23
the requirements were not substantially complied with. 24
(c) At least 30 days before the date of the hearing, the municipal governing board shall 25
do all of the following: 26
(1) Approve the report provided for in G.S. 160A-58.101. 27
(2) Prepare a summary of the approved report for public distribution. 28
(3) Post in the office of the clerk all of the following: 29
a. The approved report provided for in G.S. 160A-58.101. 30
b. The summary of the approved report. 31
c. A legible map of the area to be deannexed. 32
d. The list of the property owners and registered voters, and associated 33
mailing addresses, in the area to be deannexed that the municipality 34
has identified and mailed notice. 35
(4) If the municipality has a website, post on that website all of the information 36
under this subsection. 37
(d) At any regular or special meeting held