HB25-1029
Municipal Authority over Certain Land
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2025 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning the scope of municipal authority over land that a municipality acquires that is outside its municipal limits.
Bill Summary:
A municipality has had full police power and control (authority) over land that it acquires outside its municipal limits for use as parks, parkways, boulevards, or roads. The act extends this authority to land that a municipality acquires for open space and natural areas and clarifies that this authority extends to all such acquired land whether or not it is open or closed to the public. The act exempts from this authority acquired land that is within the exterior boundaries of an Indian reservation.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 25-1029 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 | The motion passed on a vote of 11-1. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 25-1029, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-2. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/10/2025 | Senate Amendments | REPASS |
40
AYE
22
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 03/10/2025 | Senate Amendments | CONCUR |
40
AYE
21
NO
4
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 01/27/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
41
AYE
21
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
19
AYE
12
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/2025 | L.015 | Second Reading | Lost [**] | |
| 03/06/2025 | L.014 | Second Reading | Lost [**] | |
| 02/25/2025 | L.010 | Second Reading | Lost [**] | |
| 02/25/2025 | L.008 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 01/22/2025 | L.001 | HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 03/26/2025 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 03/20/2025 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 03/20/2025 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 03/19/2025 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 03/10/2025 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 03/07/2025 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/06/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 03/04/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 03/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/04/2025 - No Amendments |
| 02/28/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/03/2025 - No Amendments |
| 02/27/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/28/2025 - No Amendments |
| 02/26/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/27/2025 - No Amendments |
| 02/25/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/26/2025 - No Amendments |
| 02/20/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/29/2025 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing |
| 01/27/2025 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 01/24/2025 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 01/22/2025 | House | House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 01/08/2025 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/26/2025 | 31 | Municipal Authority over Certain Land |