Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SB 139: City of Mulberry; change the corporate limits of the city
Last action May 14, 2025 · Effective Date
Senate Bill 139 expands the corporate limits of the City of Mulberry in Gwinnett County by annexing a large list of specific parcels of land into the city.
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In plain language
The City of Mulberry was incorporated in 2024 under a Georgia General Assembly act that set its original boundaries. This bill amends that incorporation act to add a long list of additional properties in Gwinnett County to the city's official corporate limits. Each parcel being added is identified by its deed book and page number in the Gwinnett County Land Records, and in many cases also by a tax parcel ID number assigned by the Gwinnett County Board of Tax Assessors. The bill does not change the city's government structure, powers, or taxing authority; it simply redraws the map of what land counts as being inside Mulberry. The bill also repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with this boundary change.
What the bill does
- Amends the 2024 act that created the City of Mulberry to add a large number of specific parcels to the city's corporate limits.
- Identifies each added parcel by its Gwinnett County deed book and page number, and often by a specific tax parcel ID number.
- Repeals any other state laws that conflict with the newly expanded city boundaries.
Who it affects
Property owners in Gwinnett County whose parcels are listed in the bill would become residents or landowners within the City of Mulberry. The change also affects the City of Mulberry's government, Gwinnett County officials, and the Gwinnett County Board of Tax Assessors, who track parcel boundaries and jurisdiction.
Why it matters
Land brought inside Mulberry's city limits becomes subject to city government, city services, and potentially city taxes and ordinances instead of only county rules. For the owners of the many listed parcels, this changes which local government has authority over their property.
Key provisions
- Section 1 amends the 2024 Mulberry incorporation act (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3518) by adding a '2025 Addition' section to Appendix A describing new territory added to the city.
- The added territory consists entirely of parcels located in Gwinnett County, each identified by deed book and page number in the Gwinnett County Land Records.
- Some parcels are further identified with specific tax parcel ID numbers as recorded by the Gwinnett County Board of Tax Assessors on the effective date of the addition.
- Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws, a standard clause clearing away inconsistent prior statutes.
From the bill
“the corporate limits shall specifically include the following described property, all of which is located in Gwinnett County, Georgia”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 356
- Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- House Passed/Adopted (House)
- House Third Readers (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
Show full history (15 actions)
- House First Readers (House)
- Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- Senate Third Read (Senate)
- Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Clint Dixon (R, SD-45)
- Shawn Still (R, SD-48)
- Bill Cowsert (R, SD-46)
- Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
Votes
- Senate voteMarch 3, 2025
31 yea, 22 nay (2 not voting, 1 excused)
- House voteMarch 13, 2025
96 yea, 74 nay (3 not voting, 7 excused)
Topics
- city boundaries
- annexation
- Gwinnett County
- local government
- City of Mulberry