HB 2792 Summary

• Changes incorporation petition language from "when" to "if" and updates procedural requirements for filing petitions with county recorder or elections department within specified timeframes.

• Requires petitioners to publish notice of proposed incorporation in a newspaper for two consecutive weeks and wait at least 60 days before submitting the petition to the county recorder or elections department.

• Extends the December 31, 2020 deadline to December 31, 2026 for several urbanized area provisions that affect incorporation eligibility in counties where 60-65% of population lives in incorporated cities or towns.

• Adds requirements for planned community associations, including notification of property owners and developers within proposed incorporation boundaries and submission of written permission and notification lists to county recorder or elections department.

• Clarifies that metes and bounds of a community may be described by roads forming the boundaries.