HF 4109 Summary

• Prohibits annexation of designated areas by means other than those specified in orderly annexation agreements, and prohibits nonparties to the agreement from annexing such property.

• Requires orderly annexation agreements entered after August 1, 2022 to be mutually agreed upon by all parties and limits duration to a maximum of 10 years.

• Establishes that petitions or filings by nonparties to an orderly annexation agreement must be denied once the parcel is identified as subject to such agreement, and ordinances by nonparty municipalities seeking to annex such property are void and unenforceable.

• Modifies detachment proceedings to allow township resolutions initiating detachment if the land was annexed by ordinance, over five years have passed, and the land remains rural and undeveloped.

• Adds mediation requirements to detachment proceedings and modifies cost allocation, with the party initiating the proceeding responsible for at least 50 percent of costs.