Georgia CommonsHB1568: HB1568 Woodstock, City of; change corporate limits
Last action May 11, 2026 · Effective Date 2026-05-11
House Bill 1568 expands the City of Woodstock's official boundaries by adding roughly 139 specific tax parcels along Townview Drive, Bobbie Way, Dixie Drive, and other nearby roads to the city limits.
In plain language
Woodstock's city limits are set by a 1975 state law that has been amended several times, most recently in 2012. This bill amends that law again, this time by adding a long list of specific properties, identified by their Cherokee County tax parcel numbers as of March 1, 2026, to the city's corporate limits. The added parcels are mostly residential addresses on Townview Drive and Bobbie Way, along with a handful of commercial properties on Industrial Drive, Dixie Drive, Highway 92, and Bascomb Carmel Road. The bill does not change how Woodstock is governed or add new city powers; it simply redraws where the city boundary sits so these parcels are now inside Woodstock rather than outside it. The bill also repeals any conflicting laws, a standard closing provision.
What the bill does
- Adds a new subsection (h) to Section 1.11 of Woodstock's 1975 charter act, listing about 139 tax parcels now included within city limits.
- Identifies each added parcel by its Cherokee County Board of Tax Assessors parcel number and street address as recorded on March 1, 2026.
- Brings mostly residential properties on Townview Drive and Bobbie Way, plus some commercial parcels on Industrial Drive, Dixie Drive, Highway 92, and Bascomb Carmel Road, into the city.
- Repeals any prior laws that conflict with this boundary change.
Who it affects
Property owners and residents at the specific parcels listed on Townview Drive, Bobbie Way, Industrial Drive, Dixie Drive, Highway 92, and Bascomb Carmel Road in Woodstock, as well as Cherokee County and City of Woodstock officials who administer taxes, services, and jurisdiction based on the city boundary.
Why it matters
Being inside city limits typically means a property becomes subject to Woodstock's municipal taxes, ordinances, and services (like police, zoning, and utilities) instead of only Cherokee County's. Residents and business owners at the listed addresses would see their governing jurisdiction change once the law takes effect.
Key provisions
- Section 1 adds subsection (h) to Section 1.11 of the city's founding charter act, listing each newly annexed tax parcel by number and address.
- The parcel list spans addresses on Townview Drive, Bobbie Way, Industrial Drive, Dixie Drive, Highway 92, and Bascomb Carmel Road, based on Cherokee County tax records as of March 1, 2026.
- Section 2 repeals any existing laws that conflict with the new boundary description.
Status timeline
- Effective Date 2026-05-11
- Act 600
- 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
- Brad Thomas (R, HD-021)
- Don Parsons (R, HD-044)
- Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
- Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)
- Mitchell Scoggins (R, HD-014)
- Jordan Ridley (R, HD-022)
Votes
- House voteMarch 27, 2026
153 yea, 0 nay (20 not voting, 3 absent)
- Senate voteApril 2, 2026
49 yea, 0 nay (3 not voting, 2 absent)
Topics
- city boundaries
- Woodstock annexation
- Cherokee County
- local government