Municipal Government - As introduced, expands the criteria for real property that is eligible for the property owner to petition a municipality to deannex. - Amends TCA Section 6-51-201.

HB 180 expands the eligibility for property owners to petition a Tennessee municipality to remove land from city boundaries (deannexation). It directly affects owners of agricultural land annexed without a referendum or owner request, as well as owners who are direct descendants (children, grandchildren, or siblings) of the original owner or businesses majority-owned by qualifying descendants. The bill adds these new categories to the existing criteria, while requiring that deannexation not create isolated unincorporated areas (except for land under conservation easements). The law would allow these property owners to formally request deannexation through municipal processes.