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Bill Summary · HB 226

Summary — HB 226 (City of Greensboro — Deannexations), 2025 (N.C.)

Purpose

House Bill 226 removes specific parcels of land from the municipal corporate limits of the City of Greensboro (a deannexation). The change is local in scope and applies only to the property identified in the act.

Key provisions

  • Removes the following Guilford County tax parcels from Greensboro municipal limits:
    • 6895976475
    • 7806008817
    • 7806009684
  • Preserves the validity and enforceability of any liens (ad valorem tax liens or special assessments) that attached to the property before the act’s effective date; such liens may continue to be collected or foreclosed after the effective date as if the property remained in the city.
  • Establishes the effective date: the act becomes effective June 30, 2025.
  • Taxation rule: property located in the described territory as of January 1, 2025, will not be subject to municipal taxes for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Property owners of the listed parcels: they will no longer be inside Greensboro city limits and will not owe municipal property taxes for tax years beginning July 1, 2025 and later (provided the January 1, 2025 residency condition).
  • City of Greensboro: potential (likely small and localized) reduction in municipal property-tax revenue and associated changes to service/responsibility boundaries for the removed properties.
  • Guilford County tax office and collectors: responsible for applying county/millage adjustments and continuing to collect pre-existing city liens as authorized by the act.
  • Utilities, planning/zoning, emergency services and other local service providers: may see changes in jurisdictional responsibility depending on local intergovernmental arrangements.

Fiscal and operational impacts

  • Fiscal impact is limited and depends on the taxable value and tax status of the specific parcels. The act contains no appropriation; any revenue reduction to Greensboro is local and likely small.
  • Administrative actions required by local and county officials to update tax rolls, service boundaries, and records.

Procedural/timeline notes & status

  • Enacted as Session Law 2025-31.
  • Read three times and ratified by the General Assembly; ratified on June 30, 2025.
  • Effective date: June 30, 2025. Municipal tax exclusion for affected property applies to tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2025 (for property in the territory as of Jan 1, 2025).

If you want, I can extract parcel addresses from county records or outline steps the city and county must take administratively to implement the deannexation.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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