Various Local Provisions VIII.

Added Section 3 to remove specific land from the City of Washington and include it in the Beaufort County tax jurisdiction.

Established June 30, 2026, as the effective date for the Washington deannexation, with tax implications starting July 1, 2026.

Added a standard lien protection clause for the City of Washington, similar to the existing clause for Morehead City.

Removed draft committee headers and dates, replacing them with the final 'Ratified Bill' status.

Added deannexation sections for the City of Morehead City, City of Washington, Town of Kernersville, Town of Red Oak, Town of Vass, and Town of Waynesville, removing specific property parcels from their corporate limits.

Removed the Town of Vass deannexation section from the middle of the document as it was reorganized and moved to a new section in the updated bill.

Added a new provision limiting certain powers of the Village of Walnut Creek, which was not present in the previous version.

Updated the short title and bill header to reflect the expanded scope, including the new municipalities and the Walnut Creek power limitation.

Added the Town of Bailey to the list of towns and cities eligible for satellite annexation cap removal.

Added the City of Cherryville to the list of municipalities exempt from the satellite annexation cap.

Added a new section to deannex four specific property parcels from the Town of Vass, effective July 1, 2026.

Updated the list of exempt municipalities in the satellite annexation cap section to include Cherryville and remove Weaverville from the list of towns where the cap applies (implying Weaverville is now exempt as well).

The bill's internal tracking code was updated from a draft identifier (DRS35358-NQx-9) to a formal version number (S811-v-1), indicating it has moved from a draft stage to an official edition.

The header was updated to include the official filing date (April 21, 2026) and the bill's specific reference number (S.B. 811), replacing placeholder text.

A specific referral date (April 22, 2026) and committee (Rules and Operations of the Senate) were added to the bill's metadata, clarifying its procedural status.