HB 199 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Authorize Municipal Deannexation.

HB 199 establishes a regulatory framework for nonconsensual towing businesses that attach devices (boots) or tow vehicles without the owner's consent on private property. The bill creates a Towing and Recovery Commission within the Department of Public Safety to issue permits, set maximum fees for booting/towing/storage (considering vehicle type and regional costs), and require standardized billing forms. The Commission must maintain a public database of businesses, handle complaints, and submit annual reports starting in 2027. This law directly affects nonconsensual towing businesses, property owners who may face unauthorized towing, and the public by introducing oversight and fee transparency.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Aug 2026

House Passage

Aug 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Aug 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Edition 2 → Edition 3 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten to change its subject matter from regulating nonconsensual vehicle booting and towing to establishing a legal process for municipalities to remove land from their corporate limits (deannexation). This represents a total scope change, as the original text regarding towing fees and commissions has been entirely replaced with new provisions for municipal boundary reduction.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted entirely from consumer protection regarding vehicle towing to municipal governance regarding land annexation and deannexation.

SCOPE

All provisions related to nonconsensual booting, towing fees, and the Towing and Recovery Commission were removed.

New provisions establishing a statutory procedure for municipalities to reduce their corporate limits through a deannexation process.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements for municipalities to prepare financial impact reports, hold public hearings, and mail notices to property owners before deannexing land.

TIMELINE

The bill date was updated from Session 2025 to Session 2026, and the page number was incremented.

Floor votes · House Aug 4, 2026

How they voted

124–2

Passed · 13 other

Total votes 139

Aug 4, 2026

D Democratic56

52 Yea 1 Nay 3

92% Yea

I Independent2

1 Yea 1

50% Yea

R Republican81

71 Yea 1 Nay 9

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Aug 6, 2026

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Aug 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Jul 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Jun 30, 2026

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Jun 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Finance

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 14 co-sponsors