Georgia 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

HB 567 — Local government; annexations by certain governing authorities; prohibit

Last action — House Second Readers

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitation on annexation of areas furnished services or included in comprehensive zoning plan by certain counties, so as to prohibit annexations by governing authorities of municipal corporations absent approval by the governing authority of the affected county or counties in any county that imposes a sales tax for educational purposes and imposes a sales tax levied for the purposes of a metropolitan area system of public transportation; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. House Second Readers

  2. House First Readers

  3. House Hopper

Sponsors

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (241)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 567 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitation on annexation of areas furnished services or included in comprehensive zoning plan by certain counties, so as to prohibit annexations by governing authorities of municipal corporations absent approval by the governing authority of the affected county or counties in any county that imposes a sales tax for educational purposes and imposes a sales tax levied for the purposes of a metropolitan area system of public transportation; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 567?
HB 567 is sponsored by Vernon Jones, Dar'shun Kendrick (Democrat), Billy Mitchell (Democrat), Pam Stephenson, Doreen Carter (Democrat), and Karen Bennett (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 567?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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