Sen. Corbin introduces bill to deannex parcel in Waynesville from town limits

A bill recently introduced by State Sen. Kevin Corbin aims to redraw Waynesville’s boundaries through the deannexation of a specified property, as stated by the North Carolina State Senate.

Filed as SB 821 on April 22 during the 2025 regular session, the proposal’s short title is: ‘Deannex Property from Town of Waynesville.’

Our analysis below is derived from the official bill text and is intended to clarify its stipulations.

The legislation removes a parcel identified as Haywood County Parcel Identification Number 8604-93-8795, located at 86 Magellan Drive, from within Waynesville’s corporate limits. With this change, all active town liens for property taxes or special assessments on the parcel will remain and are enforceable as if the property had not been deannexed. The bill mandates an effective date of June 30, 2026; the property will be exempt from municipal taxes in tax years starting on or after July 1, 2026.

Sen. Corbin introduced an additional 32 bills during the 2025 regular session.

North Carolina legislation generally passes through a multi-step process before being enacted. Bills are first filed by lawmakers and then referred to a committee for assessment. Each chamber must read the bill three times. If a chamber amends the bill after passage by the other chamber, it must return for concurrence on the final draft. Approval in both chambers sends the bill to the governor, who has up to 10 days—or 30 days when the legislature is not in session—to sign it, veto it, or allow it to become law without a signature.

Find further details on recent bills and other legislative activity here.

Corbin holds a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University, awarded in 1983.

A Republican, Corbin began representing North Carolina’s 50th Senate district in 2021, succeeding Jim Davis in the chamber.