HB 4024 Summary

• Adds new subsection (9) granting charter townships with population exceeding 20,000 that meet all requirements in subsection (1)(a)-(g) complete exemption from annexation and prohibition on detaching territory.

• Modifies subsections (1)-(8) by adding "Except as provided in subsection (9)" language to preserve existing annexation procedures while making them inapplicable to qualifying large townships.

• Adds "or recycling services" to subsection (1)(e) to expand solid waste requirements to include recycling service provision by contract, license, or municipal ownership.

• Applies the amendments to any annexation or detachment pending or initiated after the effective date of the act.