After failing in the Legislature last year, a bill to prevent the forced annexation of swaths of agricultural land will now make its way to the Idaho House of Representatives.

The Idaho Press reports, the House Local Government Committee approved the bill Thursday.

The bill would amend Idaho law so that any agricultural land 5 acres or more cannot be annexed without the express written permission of the property owner. Bill sponsor Rep. Mike Moyle, said the intent is to prevent cities from force-annexing agricultural land, raising residents’ property taxes in the process.

Moyle told the committee he expected some opposition from city officials. A nearly identical bill was introduced last year, but it failed because it did not include the 5-acre minimum it does now. He said city officials were concerned that the bill would grant immunity from forced annexation for smaller parcels of land.