Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB521: Local government; deannexation of certain properties; revise procedures
Status: Passed one chamber, March 31, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal deannexation, so as to revise procedures related to the deannexation of certain properties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Article 8 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal deannexation, so as to revise procedures related to the deannexation of certain properties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 8 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal deannexation, so as to revise procedures related to the deannexation of certain properties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Article 8 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal deannexation, is amended in Code Section 36-36-131, relating to application for deannexation, scope, filing of notification of deannexation, and reannexation, by revising subsection (a) as follows: "(a) Authority is granted to the governing authority of any municipality to deannex an area or areas of the existing corporate limits thereof, in accordance with the procedures provided in this article and in Article 1 of this chapter, upon the written and signed applications of all of the owners of all of the land, except the owners of any public street, road, highway, or right of way, proposed to be deannexed, containing a complete description of the lands to be deannexed; provided, however, that no more than ten parcels of property may be H. B. LC 47 3379 deannexed in one action and only upon the adoption …
Sponsors
- Clint Dixon (R, 45) · primary sponsor
- Anderson, Victor (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- LaHood, John (R, 175)
- Rob Leverett (R, 123)
- Cannon, Chas (R, 172)
- Trey Kelley (R, 16)
- Clinton Crowe (R, 118)
Latest actions
- : Senate Tabled
- : Senate Third Read
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : Senate Recommitted
- : Senate Third Read
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : Senate Recommitted
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Recommitted
- : Senate Taken from Table
Votes
- House Vote #231 (March 6, 2025): 165 yea, 10 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB521?
- HB521 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Local government; deannexation of certain properties; revise procedures.
- What does HB521 do?
- In its own words: To amend Article 8 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal deannexation, so as to revise procedures related to the deannexation of certain properties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB521?
- Passed one chamber as of March 31, 2026. Latest action: Senate Tabled (March 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB521?
- Clint Dixon (R, 45), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB521?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70501
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