H.B. 592: Municipal Incorporation Amendments

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill amends provisions relating to the incorporation of a preliminary municipality.

• Provides that: a person may not apply to incorporate an area as a preliminary municipality after February 1, 2026; and a person who applies to incorporate an area as a preliminary municipality by filing a feasibility request on or before February 1, 2026, may proceed in accordance with Title 10, Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality, after February 1, 2026
• Requires: a proposed preliminary municipality to agree that initial landowners will fully compensate the county for damages to county property or infrastructure before the preliminary municipality can transition into a town; a preliminary municipality to comply with terms, conditions, or restrictions that were established in a development agreement between the initial landowners and the county before the feasibility request was filed; and that a petition to transition a preliminary municipality into a town shall certify that damages to county property or infrastructure have been paid in full
• Makes technical and conforming changes

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Subjects: Counties · Land Use · Municipalities · Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) · Unincorporated Areas

How it moved

1. February 20, 2026 · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
2. February 26, 2026 · Houseto standing committeePolitical Subdivisions Committee
3. March 2, 2026 · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesPolitical Subdivisions Committee
4. March 6, 2026 · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 592 found no material cost or revenue effect for the state, local governments or businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Mike L. Kohler

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

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Latest recorded action

filed
Action date: March 6, 2026

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Recorded floor votes

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