HB838: HB838 Newnan, City of; change corporate limits

The City of Newnan operates under a charter originally approved in 1987 and amended several times since. This bill amends that charter again, this time to redraw the city's boundary lines. It adds a new section to the charter that lists two specific parcels of land in Coweta County by tax parcel number and legal survey description, and declares that these parcels are now officially part of Newnan's corporate limits. The first parcel is about 17.5 acres described by a recorded plat of survey. The second is about 4.65 acres described through a detailed metes-and-bounds survey near Newnan By-Pass East and Poplar Road. The bill repeals any conflicting laws and does not include additional annexation conditions beyond adding the described property to the city.

• Amends the 1987 City of Newnan charter, as previously amended in 1989, by adding a new charter section covering annexed land.
• Formally places a 17.504-acre parcel identified as Tax Parcel 087 2027 008 inside the Newnan city limits.
• Formally places a 4.65-acre parcel identified as Tax Parcel 087 2027 011, described by detailed survey coordinates, inside the Newnan city limits.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this boundary change.

Property owners of the two specifically described Coweta County parcels, who become residents or landowners within Newnan's city limits, along with the City of Newnan and Coweta County governments, which must adjust jurisdiction, services, and tax collection accordingly.

Once these parcels become part of Newnan, they fall under the city's zoning, services, and taxing authority rather than remaining solely under Coweta County. This could change which government provides police, utilities, or permitting for the affected properties.

• Section 1 adds a new charter section, SECTION 1.2A, to the City of Newnan's charter listing annexed property by tax parcel number and legal description.
• The first described parcel (Tax Parcel 087 2027 008) covers 17.504 acres referenced to a recorded plat in Coweta County Superior Court records.
• The second described parcel (Tax Parcel 087 2027 011) covers 4.65 acres, described through a detailed survey beginning near Newnan By-Pass East and Poplar Road.
• Section 2 repeals any laws or parts of laws that conflict with this Act.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-05-13
2. 2025-05-13Act 238
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2025-04-09House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2025-04-04Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2025-04-04Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
7. 2025-03-31Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
8. 2025-03-31House Passed/Adopted (House)

• Lynn Smith (R, HD-070)Primary sponsor
• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)
• David Jenkins (R, HD-136)
• Josh Bonner (R, HD-073)
• Robert Dawson (D, HD-065)

1. PassedHouse voteMarch 31, 2025

   165 yea, 0 nay (10 not voting, 5 absent)

   Local Calendar Without Hbs 851 & 852: House Vote #342

2. PassedSenate voteApril 4, 2025

   51 yea, 1 nay (3 not voting, 1 absent)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #446

• city annexation
• Newnan
• Coweta County
• municipal boundaries
• local government