Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 514: Kennesaw, City of; corporate limits; change provisions
Last action May 13, 2025 · Effective Date
House Bill 514 adds a specific 2.2-acre parcel near Ernest Barrett Parkway and U.S. Highway 41 to the official corporate limits of the City of Kennesaw in Cobb County.
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In plain language
This bill amends the City of Kennesaw's charter, which the Georgia General Assembly originally passed in 2013, to change the boundaries of the city. It adds a new paragraph to the section of the charter that defines Kennesaw's corporate limits, describing a specific tract of land in Land Lot 208 of Cobb County using a detailed surveyor's metes-and-bounds description. The parcel, about 2.20 acres, sits near the intersection of Ernest Barrett Parkway and U.S. Highway 41 (North Cobb Parkway). Once the bill takes effect, this land becomes officially part of the City of Kennesaw rather than remaining outside city limits. The bill also repeals any existing laws that conflict with this boundary change.
What the bill does
- Amends Kennesaw's 2013 city charter by adding a new paragraph to Section 1.02 that expands the city's corporate limits.
- Incorporates a specific 2.20-acre parcel (95,692 square feet) near Ernest Barrett Parkway and U.S. Highway 41 into the city of Kennesaw.
- Defines the parcel's boundaries using a precise legal survey description with exact measurements and directions.
- Repeals any prior laws that conflict with this boundary change.
Who it affects
This bill mainly affects the owner or owners of the specific parcel of land being annexed into Kennesaw, as well as the City of Kennesaw and Cobb County governments, which will see a shift in which jurisdiction governs that land.
Why it matters
Bringing this parcel into Kennesaw's city limits means it would become subject to Kennesaw's city ordinances, property taxes, zoning rules, and municipal services rather than those of unincorporated Cobb County, changing which government has authority over that specific piece of land.
Key provisions
- Section 1 amends subsection (c) of Section 1.02 of Kennesaw's charter by adding paragraph (7), which extends the city's corporate limits to include a described tract of land.
- The tract, called Tract 1, is located in Land Lot 208 of the 20th District, 2nd Section of Cobb County, near Ernest Barrett Parkway and U.S. Highway 41.
- The parcel is defined using a full metes-and-bounds survey description, totaling 2.20 acres (95,692 square feet).
- Section 2 repeals any existing laws or parts of laws that conflict with this Act.
From the bill
“The corporate limits of the City of Kennesaw shall also include the following described parcels of land:”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 145
- 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
- Devan Seabaugh (R, HD-34)
- Lisa Campbell (D, HD-35)
- Jordan Ridley (R, HD-22)
- Don Parsons (R, HD-44)
- Sheila Jones (D, HD-60)
- Ginny Ehrhart (R, HD-36)
Votes
- House voteMarch 10, 2025
165 yea, 0 nay (8 not voting, 7 excused)
- Senate voteMarch 21, 2025
53 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 1 excused)
Topics
- city boundaries
- Kennesaw
- Cobb County
- municipal annexation
- local government