Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SR560: Congress; reaffirming the 35th parallel as Georgia's northern border; urge
Status: In committee, January 13, 2026
A RESOLUTION reaffirming the 35th parallel as Georgia's northern border and any rights therein, and urging Congress, the federal Department of the Interior, and all other relevant federal, state, and local authorities to recognize and take all steps reasonably necessary to correct the boundary line currently dividing Georgia from Tennessee and North Carolina; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Reaffirming the 35th parallel as Georgia's northern border and any rights therein, and urging Congress, the federal Department of the Interior, and all other relevant federal, state, and local authorities to recognize and take all steps reasonably necessary to correct the boundary line currently dividing Georgia from Tennessee and North Carolina; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Reaffirming the 35th parallel as Georgia's northern border and any rights therein, and urging Congress, the federal Department of the Interior, and all other relevant federal, state, and local authorities to recognize and take all steps reasonably necessary to correct the boundary line currently dividing Georgia from Tennessee and North Carolina; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the admission of Tennessee to the Union in 1796 by an act of Congress, approved June 1, 1796, 1 Stat. 491, and North Carolina's cession of its western lands to the United States in 1790 by an act of Congress, approved April 2, 1790, 1 Stat. 106, stipulated the 35th parallel as the boundary between Georgia and what became Tennessee and North Carolina; and WHEREAS, in Georgia v. South Carolina, 259 U.S. 572 (1922), the United States Supreme Court recognized that the 35th parallel served as the historical and legal boundary of Georgia; and WHEREAS, the Official Code of Georgia Annotated acknowledges Georgia's boundary lines in Code Section 50-2-1, which is consistent with state constitutions, federal statutes, and case law that reference the 35th parallel as the northern boundary of Georgia; and S. R. LC 60 0238 WHEREAS, the impacted area remains under the de facto control of Tennessee and North Carolina, despite credible and longstanding legal grounds that recognize it as …
Sponsors
- Moore, Colton (R, 53) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : Senate Hopper
Common questions
- What is SR560?
- SR560 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Congress; reaffirming the 35th parallel as Georgia's northern border; urge.
- What does SR560 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Reaffirming the 35th parallel as Georgia's northern border and any rights therein, and urging Congress, the federal Department of the Interior, and all other relevant federal, state, and local authorities to recognize and take all steps reasonably necessary to correct the boundary line currently dividing Georgia from Tennessee and North Carolina; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SR560?
- In committee as of January 13, 2026. Latest action: Senate Read and Referred (January 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR560?
- Moore, Colton (R, 53).
- Where is the official record for SR560?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72168
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