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HB 1018 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Remove Cap: Satellite Annexations.

This bill removes a legal restriction that currently limits the Town of East Spencer to annexing no more than 10% of its primary area through separate, non-contiguous zones. By amending state law, the legislation allows East Spencer to expand its boundaries via satellite annexations without being capped at that specific percentage. The change directly affects the town's ability to incorporate surrounding land and does not alter the rules for other municipalities, which already have different limits or no limits at all.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 21, 2026 Last action May 6, 2026
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Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to expand its scope from benefiting only the Town of East Spencer to also include the Towns of Cleveland and Spruce Pine. This change allows these three municipalities to remove the state-imposed cap on the total area they can annex via satellite annexation, enabling them to expand their boundaries beyond the previous 10% limit relative to their primary city area.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was expanded from a single municipality (East Spencer) to three municipalities (East Spencer, Cleveland, and Spruce Pine).
SCOPE

The list of exempt municipalities in the statute was updated to remove East Spencer and add Cleveland and Spruce Pine, allowing all three towns to annex noncontiguous areas exceeding the standard 10% threshold.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility for the satellite annexation cap exemption was broadened to include Cleveland and Spruce Pine in addition to East Spencer.

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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
3
May 6, 2026
Committee
Re-ref Com On Finance
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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