HF 4108 Summary

• Requires a referendum election on annexation questions when proceedings are initiated under certain sections, with elections held 30-90 days after the chief administrative law judge's order.

• Implements a two-year prohibition on re-filing substantially the same annexation after denial or referendum defeat, unless initiated by a majority of property owners with support from abutting townships and municipalities.

• Limits orderly annexation agreements entered after August 1, 2022 to a maximum term of 10 years and requires mutual agreement on all terms between parties.

• Adds mandatory mediation sessions in detachment proceedings instead of traditional meetings, with mediation costs apportioned equitably between parties.

• Clarifies that township roads transferring to municipalities upon annexation may still count as township roads for road-and-bridge account revenues in the year of annexation.