Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 572: Braselton, Town of; annex certain properties
Last action May 13, 2025 · Effective Date
House Bill 572 amends the Town of Braselton's charter to annex a specific list of parcels in Barrow County into the town's corporate limits.
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In plain language
The Town of Braselton operates under a charter that the Georgia General Assembly first passed in 2003. This bill amends that charter to add a new subsection listing thirteen specific parcels of land in Barrow County, identified by their tax parcel ID numbers, and declares that these parcels are now part of Braselton's official corporate limits. The change is a local annexation carried out through state legislation rather than a municipal annexation process. The parcels are defined based on how they appear in the Barrow County Board of Tax Assessors' records as of the day the new subsection takes effect. The bill also repeals any existing laws that conflict with this change.
What the bill does
- Adds a new subsection (d) to Section 1.11 of Braselton's town charter listing thirteen Barrow County parcels by tax parcel ID number.
- Declares that these listed parcels are now within the town's corporate limits, expanding Braselton's boundaries.
- Ties the legal description of the annexed land to Barrow County Board of Tax Assessors records as of the effective date.
- Repeals any prior state laws that conflict with this annexation.
Who it affects
Property owners of the thirteen listed Barrow County parcels, who become residents or landowners within Braselton's town limits, along with Braselton town government and Barrow County officials who must recognize the new boundary for tax assessment, service provision, and jurisdictional purposes.
Why it matters
Once annexed, these properties fall under Braselton's municipal authority, meaning residents could see changes in local services, town taxes, zoning rules, and voting jurisdiction, shifting some responsibilities that previously rested with Barrow County to the town instead.
Key provisions
- Section 1 amends Section 1.11 of the 2003 Braselton charter (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4319) by adding subsection (d) listing the annexed parcels.
- The subsection ties each parcel's boundaries to how it is described in Barrow County tax assessor records on the effective date of the subsection.
- Section 2 repeals any conflicting state laws.
From the bill
“the corporate limits of the town shall include the following described properties, as described in the records of the Barrow County Board of Tax Assessors on the effective date of this subsection”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 148
- 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
- Holt Persinger (R, HD-119)
- Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)
- Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
- Derrick McCollum (R, HD-30)
- Emory Dunahoo (R, HD-31)
Votes
- House voteMarch 4, 2025
172 yea, 0 nay (6 not voting, 2 excused)
- Senate voteMarch 28, 2025
53 yea, 0 nay (1 not voting, 2 excused)
Topics
- annexation
- Braselton
- Barrow County
- municipal boundaries
- local government