--- title: HB 1594. Riceboro, City of; revise corporate limits collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb1594 cite_as: HB 1594, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1594 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1594.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1594/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74324 date: 2026-05-12 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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Riceboro, City of; revise corporate limits ## Text House Bill 1594 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Williams of the 168th and DeLoach of the 167th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Riceboro, approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4614), as amended, so as to revise the corporate limits of the 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 to provide a new charter for the City of Riceboro, approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4614), as amended, is amended by adding a new subsection to Section 1.11 to read as follows: "(c.1) In addition to the areas described in subsections (a) and (c) of this section, the corporate limits shall also include the following area: (1) Beginning at the centerline intersection of U.S. Hwy 17, S. Coastal Hwy and Retreat Road, said point being the Point of Beginning of the annexation, Thence proceed N25°50'42'E a distance of 351.04 to a point, Thence proceed S25°00'34"E a distance of 367.92' to a point, Thence proceed S70°09'44"E a distance of 411.26' to a point, Thence proceed S18°45'54"E a distance of 4304.14' to a point, Thence proceed S18°46'00"E a distance of 1291.94' to a point, Thence proceed S18°46'47"E a distance of 8058.43' to a point, Thence proceed S18°44'29"E a distance of 2106.07' to a point, Thence proceed S18°32'16"E a distance of 612.55' to a point, Thence proceed S19°39'35" a distance of 1261.80' to a point, Thence proceed N12°35'59"E a distance of 251.06' to a point, Thence proceed N17°35'19"E a distance of 103.39' to a point, Thence proceed S61°41'13"E a distance of 361.71' to a point, Thence proceed S69°15'31"E a distance of 408.95' to a point, Thence proceed S59°10'11"E a distance of 971.47' to a point, Thence proceed S18°44'02" E a distance of 2001.98' to a point, Thence proceed S23°26'47" a distance of 188.80' to a point, Thence proceed N50°16'13"W a distance of 232.05' to a point, Thence proceed N81°38'40"W a distance of 151.36' to a point, Thence proceed S63°24'15"W a distance of 108.95' to a point, Thence proceed S55°13'42"W a distance of 42.93' to a point, Thence proceed S55°13'42"W a distance of 58.69' to a point, Thence proceed S13°40'35"W a distance of 356.30' to a point, Thence proceed S34°23'12"W a distance of 87.41' to a point, Thence proceed S84°56'52"W a distance of 262.94' to a point, Thence proceed S36°18'49"W a distance of 33.37' to a point, Thence proceed S07°53'48"E a distance of 50.36' to a point, Thence proceed S39°57'27"W a distance of 323.86' to a point, Thence proceed S76°21'09"W a distance of 458.04' to a point, Thence proceed S32°24'11"E a distance of 84.24' to a point, Thence proceed S43°10'43"W a distance of 678.95' to a point, Thence proceed N26°21'32"W a distance of 417.87' to a point, Thence proceed S71°54'32"W a distance of 1831.76' to a point, Thence proceed N22°38'59"E a distance of 2296.63' to a point, Thence proceed N22°38'59"E a distance of 95.69' to a point, Thence proceed N19°39'35"W a distance of 2796.84' to a point, Thence proceed N18°32'16"W a distance of 623.77' to a point, Thence proceed N18°44'29"W a distance of 2103.58' to a point, Thence proceed N18°46'47"W a distance of 8057.50' to a point, Thence proceed N18°46'00"W a distance of 1292.26' to a point, Thence proceed N18°45'54"W a distance of 4042.64' to a point, Thence proceed N39°23'22"E a distance of 1031.65' to a point, Thence proceed N50°34'23"W a distance of 353.61' to a point, Said point being the Point of Beginning. Described tract contains 809.33 acres. (2) Reserved." 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. A Georgia House bill expands the City of Riceboro's official boundaries by adding a roughly 809-acre area described by surveyed coordinates, updating the city's 1992 charter. ### Plain-language summary Riceboro operates under a city charter first approved by the Georgia General Assembly in 1992. This bill amends that charter to add a new area, about 809.33 acres, to the city's corporate limits. The added land is described through a detailed legal survey, a series of directional and distance measurements starting from the intersection of U.S. Highway 17 (South Coastal Highway) and Retreat Road. The bill inserts this new boundary description as a new subsection of Section 1.11 of the city's charter, alongside the areas already described elsewhere in that section. It also repeals any existing laws that conflict with this change. The bill does not alter city services, taxes, or governance rules; it only redraws where the city limits sit. ### What it does - Adds a new subsection to Section 1.11 of the City of Riceboro's charter that expands the city's corporate limits to include a newly surveyed area. - Defines the newly annexed area using a specific metes-and-bounds survey description covering approximately 809.33 acres. - Repeals any existing state laws that conflict with this boundary change. ### Who it affects Residents, landowners, and businesses within the newly described 809-acre area near U.S. Highway 17 and Retreat Road, who would become part of the City of Riceboro. City officials in Riceboro and Liberty County government are also affected by the shift in jurisdiction. ### Why it matters People and property within the newly annexed area would come under Riceboro's city government instead of remaining solely in the unincorporated county, which can affect which local government provides services, enforces ordinances, and levies property taxes going forward. ### Key provisions - Section 1 adds subsection (c.1) to Section 1.11 of Riceboro's 1992 charter, describing a new area brought into the city limits using a detailed boundary survey beginning at U.S. Hwy 17 and Retreat Road. - Section 1 states the described tract contains 809.33 acres and marks a second numbered item as 'Reserved,' leaving room for future additions. - Section 2 repeals any prior laws that conflict with this charter amendment. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-05-12) - Last action: Effective Date 2026-05-12 (2026-05-12) - Sponsors: Al Williams, Buddy DeLoach - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74324 > The history, votes, and amendments (887 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1594.md?full=1