Annexation and detachment; detachment of municipal territory; providing certain exceptions; allowing for certain written consent. Effective date.

Document header changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Engrossed Senate' with updated sponsor attribution showing both Senate and House sponsors.

Page footers and tracking numbers were updated to reflect House Floor version formatting.

Committee report section was updated to include the House Floor version date and 'DO PASS' recommendation.

Reorganized the statute's structure by renumbering sections and subsections for improved readability and consistency.

Added page numbers and request numbers throughout the document, indicating this is a committee substitute version for legislative tracking.

Removed enrollment signatures and approval stamps from the enrolled version, as these are not part of the committee substitute.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to standardize the formatting of the legislative text.

Changed the statutory section from 21-102 (annexation) to 21-110 (detachment), shifting the bill's primary focus from how territory joins municipalities to how territory leaves them.

Added detailed petition procedures requiring an unsigned copy to be filed before circulation, signed copies filed within 90 days, and public notice publication in a local newspaper.

Added requirement for a public hearing within 10 days of newspaper publication, with options for approval, denial, or deferral by the governing body.

Added appeal process to district court for detachment decisions, mirroring the process used for annexation petitions.

Added specific exceptions preventing detachment if territory includes narrow strips (less than 4 rods), railway right-of-ways, highway right-of-ways, or properties that would be split between inside and outside municipal limits.

Added provision allowing state, county, or other governmental entities to give written consent to detachment despite the exceptions listed in subsection E.

Clarified that only land within municipal limits on its border or previously annexed land may be detached by petition.

Added formal signatures and certification blocks for the Senate, House, Governor, and Secretary of State, indicating the bill has completed the legislative process.

Added page numbering and formatting consistent with enrolled legislation, including the Office of the Governor and Secretary of State certification sections.

The effective date was specified as November 1, 2025, and passage dates were recorded (Senate: March 11, 2025; House: May 5, 2025).