HB 404: Conyers, City of; revise city boundaries

The City of Conyers operates under a charter first adopted by the Georgia General Assembly in 1978. This bill amends that charter to formally bring 27 specifically described tracts of land, identified by street address, land lot number, and detailed survey descriptions, into the city's official corporate limits. The properties are concentrated along Milstead Avenue and Milstead Road, Old Covington Highway, Old McDonough Highway, Old Salem Road, and Highway 138 in Rockdale County, and include commercial sites, roadway-adjacent parcels, and land near the Georgia Railroad right of way. Each parcel is described with a full legal metes-and-bounds description or reference to a recorded survey plat. The bill does not change any other part of the Conyers charter, such as its government structure or powers. It repeals any conflicting laws once enacted.

• Adds a new subsection (c) to Section 1-105 of the Conyers city charter listing 27 specific parcels now included in the city's corporate limits.
• Formally annexes properties along Milstead Avenue and Milstead Road, including addresses such as 1281, 1293, 1295, 1303, 1309, 1315, and 1349 Milstead.
• Brings in commercial parcels along Highway 138, including 1285, 1417, 1420, 1427, 1436, 1437, and 1447 Highway 138.
• Adds properties on Old Covington Highway, Old McDonough Highway, and Old Salem Road, along with a large CSX railroad-adjacent tract of about 26.94 acres.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with these boundary changes.

Property owners and businesses at the 27 listed addresses in and around Conyers, Rockdale County government (which currently has jurisdiction over unincorporated parcels), and City of Conyers officials who will now provide municipal services and exercise authority over this land.

Property owners in these areas would become City of Conyers residents or businesses, subject to city taxes, zoning, and services instead of only Rockdale County's, changing which government provides police, utilities, and regulatory oversight for these specific properties.

• Section 1 amends the 1978 Conyers charter (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3868) by adding a new paragraph (c) to Section 1-105 covering city boundaries.
• The new paragraph lists 27 individually described parcels, each identified by land lot, district, acreage, and a detailed metes-and-bounds or recorded-plat description.
• Several parcels reference specific recorded plats, deed books, and survey dates as the authoritative source for their boundaries.
• One parcel, the Old Covington Highway and Georgia Railroad tract (item 11), covers roughly 26.94 acres, far larger than the other individual lots.
• Section 2 repeals any other state laws that conflict with this boundary change.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date
2. 2025-05-13Act 141
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2025-02-28Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2025-02-28Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
7. 2025-02-24Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
8. 2025-02-21House Passed/Adopted (House)

• Rhonda Taylor (D, HD-92)Primary sponsor
• Angela Moore (D, HD-91)
• Doreen Carter (D, HD-93)

1. PassedHouse voteFebruary 21, 2025

   170 yea, 0 nay (7 not voting, 3 excused)

   Local Calendar: House Vote #58

2. PassedSenate voteFebruary 28, 2025

   51 yea, 1 nay (2 not voting, 2 excused)

   LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Vote #106

• city annexation
• Conyers city limits
• Rockdale County
• municipal boundaries
• local government