GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 173
Short Title: Wake County ETJ. (Local)
Sponsors: Representative Paré.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: State and Local Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules,
Calendar, and Operations of the House
February 24, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO TEMPORARIL Y LIMIT THE EXPANSIO N OF EXTRATERRITORIA L 2
JURISDICTION BY ANY MUNICIPALITY IN WAKE COUNTY. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding G.S. 160D-202 and any other provision of law, no 5
municipality shall expand the territory over which that municipality may exercise any powers of 6
extraterritorial jurisdiction in Wake County as provided in Article 2 of Chapter 160D of the 7
General Statutes or its predecessor, Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes beyond 8
the territory over which the municipality exercised extraterritorial jurisdiction in Wake County 9
on January 1, 2025. 10
SECTION 2. This act applies to the County of Wake only. 11
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and expires on December 12
31, 2028. 13