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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Temporarily Freezes Municipal Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Expansion in Wake County
Last action · June 30, 2025: Ch. SL 2025-30Sponsor: Erin Paré
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What This Bill Would Do
Municipalities in Wake County are temporarily barred from expanding their extraterritorial planning and zoning jurisdiction beyond the borders they exercised on January 1, 2025. This restriction takes effect immediately and remains in place until December 31, 2028.
Property owners and developers in unincorporated areas outside Wake County city limits will remain under county planning rules rather than facing municipal annexation or zoning controls during the freeze.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Wake County municipalities
Municipalities are prohibited from expanding the territory over which they exercise extraterritorial planning and zoning powers beyond their January 1, 2025 boundaries.
Property owners in Wake County extraterritorial jurisdiction areas
Property owners within affected zones will remain subject to the existing extraterritorial boundaries and county oversight without risk of municipal jurisdiction expansion through December 31, 2028.
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Procedural history
39 actions- Jun 26, 2025HouseOrdered Enrolled
- Jun 26, 2025HouseConcurred On 3rd Reading
- Jun 25, 2025HouseConcurred On 2nd Reading
- Jun 24, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 06/25/2025
- Jun 24, 2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- Jun 24, 2025HouseRuled Material
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- Jun 24, 2025HouseSpecial Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- Jun 24, 2025SenateSpecial Message Sent To House
- Jun 24, 2025SenatePassed 3rd Reading
- Jun 23, 2025SenatePassed 2nd Reading
- Jun 23, 2025SenatePlaced on Today's Calendar
- Jun 23, 2025SenateReptd Fav
- Jun 19, 2025SenateRe-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jun 19, 2025SenateReptd Fav
- Jun 17, 2025SenateRe-ref Com On Finance
- Jun 17, 2025SenateCom Substitute Adopted
- Jun 17, 2025SenateReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Jun 17, 2025SenateSequential Referral To Finance Added After Judiciary
- Jun 11, 2025SenateRe-ref Com On Judiciary
- Jun 11, 2025SenateCom Substitute Adopted
- Jun 11, 2025SenateReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Jun 5, 2025SenateRe-ref to State and Local Government. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jun 5, 2025SenateWithdrawn From Com
- Apr 3, 2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Apr 3, 2025SenatePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 3, 2025SenateRegular Message Received From House
- Apr 2, 2025HouseRegular Message Sent To Senate
- Apr 1, 2025HousePassed 3rd Reading
- Apr 1, 2025HousePassed 2nd Reading
- Mar 31, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 04/01/2025
- Mar 31, 2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- Mar 31, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Mar 25, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 25, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Mar 11, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Judiciary 1
- Mar 11, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Feb 24, 2025HouseRef to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Feb 24, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Feb 21, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Temporary Moratorium on Municipal Boundary Growth
The General Assembly enacted a fixed-term freeze preventing municipalities in Wake County from growing their planning jurisdictions beyond a retroactive date of January 1, 2025.
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