HB 1200 Summary

• Municipalities initiating annexations under sections 3 or 4 must file a petition signed by at least 60% of landowners or owners of more than 75% of assessed land valuation with the court before annexation can proceed.

• Court must determine if petition has sufficient signatures and, if so, schedule a hearing within 60 days; persons opposing the annexation who appeared at the municipal hearing may intervene as parties.

• Eliminates the remonstrance procedure (requiring 65% landowner opposition to block annexations) and removes provisions allowing municipalities to obtain waivers of landowners' remonstrance rights.

• Annexations become effective upon filing by the municipal clerk, with timing dependent on annexation type: section 5 annexations after 90 days, section 5.1 after 30 days, and section 5.5 (court-reviewed) upon favorable judgment.

• Repeals provisions concerning waivers against remonstrance, remonstrance filings, and settlement agreements in lieu of annexation; effective July 1, 2013.