HB 572: Braselton, Town of; annex certain properties

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.

• 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.

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.

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.

• 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.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-05-13
2. 2025-05-13Act 148
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
5. 2025-03-28Senate Passed/Adopted (Senado)
6. 2025-03-28Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senado)
7. 2025-03-06Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
8. 2025-03-04House Passed/Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)

• Holt Persinger (R, HD-119)Patrocinador principal
• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)
• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
• Derrick McCollum (R, HD-030)
• Emory Dunahoo (R, HD-031)

1. AprobadaVotación: Cámara de Representantes4 de marzo de 2025

   172 a favor, 0 en contra (6 sin votar, 2 ausentes)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #148

2. AprobadaVotación: Senado28 de marzo de 2025

   53 a favor, 0 en contra (1 sin votar, 2 ausentes)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #313

• annexation
• Braselton
• Barrow County
• municipal boundaries
• local government