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House adopts bill expanding municipal authority over land outside city limits amid property-rights objections
Summary
The Colorado House approved House Bill 1029 on third reading after members debated whether the measure would allow municipalities to exert control over privately owned land near municipal property, including a 300-foot buffer provision cited by critics.
The Colorado House adopted House Bill 1029 on third reading and final passage by a 41-21 vote with three excused members.
Supporters said the bill clarifies municipal authority on land a municipality acquires outside its limits; opponents said it enabled encroachment on private property rights. The bill passed after floor debate that focused on private-property protections and a 300-foot buffer mentioned repeatedly by critics.
Representative Succala spoke against the bill in a floor statement that framed the measure as a rights issue. "This bill is a private property rights taking. If you vote yes on this bill, what you will do, you will give…
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