--- title: HB 1500. Suwanee, City of; change corporate limits collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb1500 cite_as: HB 1500, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1500 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1500.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1500/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73865 date: 2026-05-11 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Suwanee, City of; change corporate limits ## Text House Bill 1500 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Reeves of the 99th, Hong of the 103rd, Clark of the 100th, Park of the 107th, Beckles of the 96th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Suwanee, approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3729), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4425), so as to change the corporate limits of such city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. An Act creating a new charter for the City of Suwanee, approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3729), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4425), is amended in Section 1.11 by adding new subsections to read as follows: "(f) Any other provisions of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the following described property is included within the boundaries of the City of Suwanee as described in the records of the Gwinnett County Tax Assessor on the effective date of this subsection: 7168 001, 7168 001A, 7168 019, 7195 002, 7195 062, 7195 068, and all of the unincorporated portions of the right-of-way of McGinnis Ferry Road as follows: beginning at the southernmost point of parcel 7168 021 which is the point of beginning, proceed southwest 160 feet to edge of the right-of-way of McGinnis Ferry Road, then proceed northwest along the southern boundary of the right-of-way of McGinnis Ferry approximately 3,780 feet Road to the southernmost point of parcel number 7195 051 which is the existing Suwanee city limits, then proceed northeast approximately 190 feet to the northern side of the right-of-way of McGinnis Ferry Road, then proceed southeast along the edge of the right-of-way of McGinnis Ferry Road approximately 4,040 feet to the point of beginning. Said areas specifically include the intersections of McGinnis Ferry Road and Wildwood Road, Satellite Boulevard, and Northholt Parkway. Said area consists of approximately 93 acres. (g) Any other provisions of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the following described property is removed from the boundaries of the City of Suwanee as described in the records of the Gwinnett County Tax Assessor on the effective date of this subsection: 7152 004A and any adjacent right-of-way of McGinnis Ferry Road and I-85. Said area consists of approximately 8 acres." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. House Bill 1500 redraws the boundary of the City of Suwanee in Gwinnett County, adding about 93 acres of land and parcels along McGinnis Ferry Road while removing about 8 acres elsewhere. ### Plain-language summary 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. ### What it does - 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. ### Who it affects 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. ### Why it matters 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. ### Key provisions - 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. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-05-11) - Last action: Effective Date 2026-05-11 (2026-05-11) - Sponsors: Matt Reeves, Soo Hong, David Clark, Samuel Park, Arlene Beckles, Bruce Williamson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73865 > The history, votes, and amendments (968 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1500.md?full=1