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AR SB585

Bill

Status

Passed

4/16/2013

Primary Sponsor

Jake Files

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Origin

Senate

89th General Assembly (2013 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 14-40-501(a)(1)(A) regarding municipal annexation authority for surrounded lands
  • Allows municipalities to annex unincorporated areas that are completely surrounded by the municipality's incorporated limits
  • Expands annexation authority to include situations where a municipality surrounds an unincorporated area on only three sides when the fourth side is a boundary line with another state, a military base, a state park, or a national forest
  • Changes the definition of "completely surrounded" to accommodate natural and jurisdictional boundaries that prevent full encirclement

Legislative Description

To Amend The Law Concerning Annexation Of Surrounded Lands.

Last Action

Notification that SB585 is now Act 1243

4/16/2013

Committee Referrals

City, County and Local Affairs3/26/2013
City, County & Local Affairs2/27/2013

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