North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S809: Satellite Annexation Cap/Rural Hall Fire Dist.
Status: Signed into law, June 24, 2026
What the bill says
An act to remove the cap on satellite annexation from various municipalities and to remove the town of rural hall from the forsyth county countywide fire service district.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT TO REMOVE THE CAP ON SATELLITE ANNEXATION FROM VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES AND TO REMOVE THE TOWN OF RURAL HALL FROM THE FORSYTH COUNTY COUNTYWIDE FIRE SERVICE DISTRICT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 160A-58.1(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following standards: ... (5) The area within the proposed satellite corporate limits, when added to the area within all other satellite corporate limits, may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the area within the primary corporate limits of the annexing city. This subdivision does not apply to the Cities of Archdale, Asheboro, Belmont, Claremont, Concord, Conover, Dunn, Durham, Elizabeth City, Gastonia, Greenville, Hickory, Kannapolis, King, Kings Mountain, Locust, Lowell, Marion, Mount Airy, Mount Holly, New Bern, Newton, Oxford, Randleman, Roanoke Rapids, Rockingham, Saluda, Sanford, Salisbury, Shelby, Southport, Statesville, and Washington and the Towns of Ahoskie, Angier, Apex, Ayden, Belville, Benson, Bladenboro, Bridgeton, Bunn, Burgaw, Calabash, Carthage, Catawba, China Grove, Clayton, Cleveland, Coats, Columbia, Columbus, Cramerton, Creswell, Dallas, Dobson, Erwin, Four Oaks, Franklin, Franklinton, Franklinville, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Godwin, Goldston, Granite Quarry, Green Level, Grimesland, Harrisburg, Holly Ridge, Holly Springs, Hookerton, Hope Mills, Huntersville, Jamestown, Kenansville, Kenly, Knightdale, Landis, Laurel Park, Liberty, Lillington, Louisburg, Madison, Maggie Valley, Maiden, Mayodan, Maysville, Middlesex, Midland, Mocksville, Morrisville, Mount Pleasant, Nashville, North …
Sponsors
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2026-17
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred On 3rd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 06/23/2026
- : Concurred On 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 06/18/2026
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
Votes
- Satellite Annexation Cap/Rural Hall Fire Dist. Third Reading Motion 9 To Concur (June 23, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Satellite Annexation Cap/Rural Hall Fire Dist. Second Reading Motion 9 To Concur (June 18, 2026): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Satellite Annexation Cap/Rural Hall Fire District. Third Reading (June 9, 2026): 113 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Satellite Annexation Cap/Rural Hall Fire District. Second Reading (June 3, 2026): 108 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Remove Satellite Annexation Cap/Spruce Pine. Third Reading (May 6, 2026): 43 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Remove Satellite Annexation Cap/Spruce Pine. Second Reading (May 5, 2026): 44 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: LOCAL, SPRUCE PINE, COUNTIES, PLANNING & ZONING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ANNEXATION, MITCHELL COUNTY, MUNICIPALITIES
Common questions
- What is S809?
- S809 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Satellite Annexation Cap/Rural Hall Fire Dist.
- What does S809 do?
- In its own words: An act to remove the cap on satellite annexation from various municipalities and to remove the town of rural hall from the forsyth county countywide fire service district.
- What is the status of S809?
- Signed into law as of June 24, 2026. Latest action: Ch. SL 2026-17 (June 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored S809?
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S809?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S809
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