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GA SB616

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Sonya Halpern

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the 1987 Act governing community improvement districts (CIDs) in unincorporated Fulton County to require written consent from a majority of property owners AND owners holding at least 75% of property value for district creation

  • Requires the Fulton County Tax Commissioner to certify within 60 days whether consent requirements have been met for proposed districts, with copies filed with the Secretary of State and Department of Community Affairs

  • Establishes special election procedures for CID board vacancies in districts with companion districts in adjacent counties, limiting board-appointed members to no more than two at any time and requiring special elections when that threshold is reached

  • Clarifies annexation procedures, allowing property to be added to a district without additional boundary designations from Fulton County or municipalities if the annexed area does not include their territory

  • Requires written consent from two-thirds of property owners AND owners holding at least 75% of property value for dissolution of a CID, with certification by the Fulton County Tax Commissioner

Legislative Description

Fulton County; written consent for the creation of community improvement districts; provide

Last Action

House Second Readers

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Intragovernmental Coordination3/9/2026
State and Local Governmental Operations3/4/2026

Full Bill Text

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