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House · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session

HB 1496: Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map

Last action May 11, 2026 · Effective Date

A House bill updates the City of Acworth's charter to officially adopt a new map showing the city's exact boundaries as of January 1, 2026.

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In plain language

This bill amends Acworth's city charter, originally passed in 1989 and revised as recently as May 2025, to update the official record of the city's corporate boundaries. Georgia city charters are required to keep a map or written description of the city's limits on file with the city clerk, and this bill formally adopts a new version of that map. The bill replaces the boundary section of the charter with language adopting the 'Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Acworth, Georgia,' dated January 2, 2026, as the city's official boundary map. It states that the boundaries as of January 1, 2026 are reflected on that map, and that the map can be changed later through local legislation or general state law. The bill also repeals any conflicting laws.

What the bill does

  • Amends Section 1.11 of the City of Acworth's charter to adopt a new official map of the city's corporate boundaries.
  • Designates the map dated January 2, 2026, prepared by the City Clerk, as the legally recognized boundary map for the city.
  • States that certified copies of the map or description can be used as evidence in court with the same effect as the original.
  • Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this update to the charter.

Who it affects

Primarily affects the City of Acworth's government, particularly the office of the city clerk, which maintains the official boundary map. It also affects residents and property owners near the city's edges, since the map determines who falls inside city limits.

Why it matters

Keeping an accurate, legally adopted boundary map matters for determining which residents and properties fall under Acworth's city taxes, services, and jurisdiction. This update ensures the charter reflects the city's current boundaries as of January 1, 2026, avoiding confusion in legal or administrative disputes over city limits.

Key provisions

  • Section 1 revises subsection (a) of Section 1.11 of the Acworth charter to adopt the map dated January 2, 2026 as the official corporate limits map.
  • The revised text confirms the map reflects the city's boundaries as of January 1, 2026 and can be amended later by local law or general state law.
  • Certified copies of the map or description are given the same legal weight as the original for use as court evidence.
  • Section 2 repeals any laws in conflict with this Act.

From the bill

“The 'Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Acworth, Georgia,' dated January 2, 2026, prepared by the City Clerk of the City of Acworth, is adopted as the official map of the corporate limits of the City of Acworth, Georgia”

This is the core action of the bill, formally adopting the new boundary map.

Discussed in meetings (5)

The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.

  1. House floor session, March 10, 2026 (legislative day 30)

    From 0:50:32 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the 2026 House Journal, p. 2379

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The clerk read the local committee's recommendation to pass the City of Acworth bill. The House later included it in a group of 12 uncontested local bills and passed the group by 159 to 0, without separate presentation or debate.

Status timeline

  1. 2026-05-11Effective Date
  2. 2026-05-11Act 571
  3. 2026-05-11House Date Signed by Governor (House)
  4. 2026-04-06House Sent to Governor (House)
  5. 2026-03-18Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
  6. 2026-03-18Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
  7. 2026-03-12Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
  8. 2026-03-10House Passed/Adopted (House)
Show full history (13 actions)
  1. 2026-03-10House Third Readers (House)
  2. 2026-03-10House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
  3. 2026-03-06House Second Readers (House)
  4. 2026-03-04House First Readers (House)
  5. 2026-03-03House Hopper (House)

Sponsors

  • Lisa Campbell (D, HD-35)Primary sponsor
  • Sheila Jones (D, HD-60)
  • Don Parsons (R, HD-44)
  • Mekyah McQueen (D, HD-61)
  • Ginny Ehrhart (R, HD-36)
  • Jordan Ridley (R, HD-22)

Votes

  1. PassedHouse voteMarch 10, 2026

    159 yea, 0 nay (5 not voting, 12 excused)

    Local Calendar: House Vote #693

  2. PassedSenate voteMarch 18, 2026

    50 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 2 excused)

    LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Vote #728

Topics

  • Acworth city charter
  • municipal boundaries
  • local government
  • city map

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