H442 Summary

• Requires petitioners seeking municipal incorporation to submit two separate petitions: one signed by 15% of registered voters (minimum 25) and another signed by owners of 15% of real property parcels (minimum 25 persons).

• Changes voter petition verification timeline from 15 to 30 working days and adds new requirement for county tax assessor to verify property owner petition within 30 working days.

• Establishes a three-year validity period for submitted petitions; petitions cannot be modified or considered by the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee after three years from submission date.

• Makes reports issued by the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee valid for two years from the date issued and requires the Subcommittee to notify the Commission of all reports issued.

• Applies to all petitions submitted to the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee on or after September 1, 2013.