Georgia CommonsHB 1568: Woodstock, City of; change corporate limits
Last action May 11, 2026 · Effective Date 2026-05-11
House Bill 1568 would expand the City of Woodstock's official boundaries to include roughly 139 specific tax parcels in the Townview Drive, Bobbie Way, and nearby industrial areas of Cherokee County.
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In plain language
The City of Woodstock's boundaries are set by a 1975 state charter that has been amended several times, most recently in 2012. This bill adds a new list of tax parcels to that charter so those properties officially become part of the city. The parcels are identified by their Cherokee County tax parcel numbers as recorded by the county tax assessors on March 1, 2026, and most include street addresses along Townview Drive, Bobbie Way, Industrial Drive, Dixie Drive, Bascomb Carmel Road, and Highway 92 in Woodstock. The bill does not change any other part of the city's charter or governing structure. It repeals any conflicting laws, a standard closing provision in Georgia local legislation.
What the bill does
- Adds a new subsection to the City of Woodstock's charter listing about 139 specific tax parcels that become part of the city's corporate limits.
- Identifies each parcel by its Cherokee County Board of Tax Assessors parcel number as of March 1, 2026, and lists most street addresses.
- Leaves the rest of the 1975 charter, as amended in 2012, unchanged aside from this boundary addition.
- Repeals any existing state or local laws that conflict with the new boundary description.
Who it affects
Property owners and residents at the listed addresses along Townview Drive, Bobbie Way, Industrial Drive, Dixie Drive, Bascomb Carmel Road, and Highway 92 near Woodstock, who would become part of the city; also Cherokee County and City of Woodstock governments, which must update jurisdiction, services, and tax records accordingly.
Why it matters
Property owners in the newly annexed parcels would become subject to Woodstock city taxes, ordinances, and services such as police and zoning, instead of relying solely on Cherokee County. The change also affects which government provides utilities, permitting, and code enforcement for those properties.
Key provisions
- Section 1 amends Section 1.11 of the City of Woodstock's charter (Ga. L. 1975, p. 4160, as amended in 2012) by adding subsection (h), a list of tax parcels now included in the city limits.
- The parcel list identifies each property by its Cherokee County tax parcel ID and, for most, a street address in Woodstock, GA 30189.
- Section 2 repeals any laws or parts of laws that conflict with this Act, a standard housekeeping clause.
From the bill
“The corporate limits shall also include the following tax parcels as identified in the records of the Cherokee County Board of Tax Assessors on March 1, 2026”
Status timeline
- Effective Date 2026-05-11
- Act 600
- House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- House Sent to Governor (House)
- Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- House Passed/Adopted (House)
Show full history (13 actions)
- House Third Readers (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Brad Thomas (R, HD-021)
- Don Parsons (R, HD-044)
- Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
- Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)
- Mitchell Scoggins (R, HD-014)
- Jordan Ridley (R, HD-022)
Votes
- House voteMarch 27, 2026
153 yea, 0 nay (20 not voting, 3 absent)
- Senate voteApril 2, 2026
49 yea, 0 nay (3 not voting, 2 absent)
Topics
- city annexation
- Woodstock Georgia
- corporate limits
- local legislation
- Cherokee County