Annexation of fire protection district territory.
Summary
Provides the following with regard to certain annexations that include property within a fire protection district (district) for which the annexation ordinance was adopted on October 7, 2024, the annexed territory does not exceed 50 acres, and the annexed territory consists of vacant land and not more than one (1) residential property: (1) The annexation is effective at least 30 days after the annexation ordinance is adopted, published, and filed with state and county officials. (Under current law, with certain exceptions, an annexation of property within a district takes effect the second January 1 after the ordinance is adopted and filed with state and county officials.) (2) Exempts the municipality from provisions requiring the municipality to: (A) commence fire protection service to the annexed territory on the ordinance's effective date; and (B) notify the district within 10 days of commencing fire protection service to the annexed territory.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed Apr 16, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill number was updated from SB 389.1 to SB 389.2, and all dates were revised to reflect February 2025 instead of January 2025. A new committee report was added from the Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee recommending the bill do pass, along with updated committee vote counts. These changes represent procedural updates tracking the bill's legislative progress rather than substantive policy modifications.
Scope change
No substantive scope or applicability changes; only procedural updates reflecting legislative timeline progression
TECHNICAL
Bill number updated from SB 389.1 to SB 389.2
New committee report added from Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee with updated vote count of 13 yeas, 0 nays
Digest update timestamp changed from January 30 to February 11
TIMELINE
All dates changed from January 2025 to February 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2025 · House Apr 1, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 20, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 346: yeas 89, nays 3
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 189: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Garten
RRepublican
P
Doug Miller
RRepublican
P
Jim Buck
RRepublican
Co
Heath VanNatter
RRepublican
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