HB 1500: Suwanee, City of; change corporate limits

This bill amends the City of Suwanee's charter, which was created in 1999 and has been amended several times since, most recently in 2023. It changes where the city's official boundary lines sit. The bill adds specific parcels identified by Gwinnett County Tax Assessor numbers, plus a strip of unincorporated right-of-way along McGinnis Ferry Road, totaling about 93 acres, into the city. That added area includes the intersections of McGinnis Ferry Road with Wildwood Road, Satellite Boulevard, and Northholt Parkway. At the same time, the bill removes one parcel, along with adjacent right-of-way of McGinnis Ferry Road and I-85, totaling about 8 acres, from the city's boundaries. The bill repeals any conflicting laws but does not state a separate effective date beyond the changes taking effect as described in the amended charter section.

• Adds roughly 93 acres of specifically listed parcels and road right-of-way along McGinnis Ferry Road to the City of Suwanee's corporate limits.
• Removes roughly 8 acres, including one parcel and adjacent right-of-way near McGinnis Ferry Road and I-85, from the city's boundaries.
• Amends Section 1.11 of the city's 1999 charter (as amended in 2023) by adding two new subsections describing the boundary changes by tax parcel number and metes-and-bounds description.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new boundary provisions.

Residents and property owners of the specific parcels being added to or removed from Suwanee, Gwinnett County government (which maintains the tax assessor records referenced), and city officials responsible for service delivery, zoning, and taxation within the new boundaries.

Property owners in the affected parcels would become subject to, or removed from, Suwanee's city taxes, zoning rules, and municipal services such as police and code enforcement. The change also affects which government has jurisdiction over key road intersections along McGinnis Ferry Road.

• Section 1 adds new subsection (f) to Section 1.11 of the Suwanee charter, listing tax parcels 7168 001, 7168 001A, 7168 019, 7195 002, 7195 062, and 7195 068 plus a described right-of-way segment of McGinnis Ferry Road as newly included in the city, totaling about 93 acres.
• Section 1 also adds new subsection (g), removing tax parcel 7152 004A and adjacent right-of-way of McGinnis Ferry Road and I-85 from the city, totaling about 8 acres.
• Section 2 repeals any laws or parts of laws that conflict with this Act.

1. 2026-05-11Effective Date 2026-05-11
2. 2026-05-11Act 572
3. 2026-05-11House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2026-04-10House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2026-04-02House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
6. 2026-03-31Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
7. 2026-03-31Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
8. 2026-03-19Senate Read and Referred (Senate)

• Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)Primary sponsor
• Soo Hong (R, HD-103)
• David Clark (R, HD-100)
• Samuel Park (D, HD-107)
• Arlene Beckles (D, HD-096)
• Bruce Williamson (R, HD-112)

1. PassedHouse voteMarch 18, 2026

   161 yea, 2 nay (7 not voting, 6 absent)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #712

2. PassedSenate voteMarch 31, 2026

   45 yea, 0 nay (5 not voting, 4 absent)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #873

• city boundaries
• annexation
• Suwanee
• Gwinnett County
• local government