# Georgia HB 739: Lawrenceville, City of; annexation of certain territory; provide

Georgia HB 739, Lawrenceville, City of; annexation of certain territory; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Segun Adeyina (Democrat), Jasmine Clark (Democrat), Chuck Efstration (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-12-31 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 739
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Lawrenceville, City of; annexation of certain territory; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Last action: 2026-12-31, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Segun Adeyina (Democrat), Jasmine Clark (Democrat), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Dewey McClain (Democrat), Gabe Okoye (Democrat), Sam Park (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Annexation vote on 2026 primary day: mixed, low. The annexation question appears on the date of the 2026 general primary election. Voters in the territory get a YES/NO ballot asking to approve the annexation act. The county election superintendent publishes the date and purpose once a week for the two weeks before the vote. The superintendent cer…
- Listed parcels join Lawrenceville if approved: mixed, low. The law expands Lawrenceville’s city limits to include specific parcels listed by Gwinnett County tax parcel IDs dated February 12, 2025. This only applies if more than half of votes are Yes on the annexation question. If approved, the annexation takes effect on December 31, 2026. If rejected, the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Segun Adeyina (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Jasmine Clark (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Efstration (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dewey McClain (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Gabe Okoye (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Sam Park (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 171 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-12-31: Effective Date
- 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-14: Act 321
- 2025-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-18: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-18: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-11: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 739/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237617)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- HB 506: Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (signed)
- HB 439: Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers (signed)
- HB 90: Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 739/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237617)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [HB 506: Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB506-2025-2026)
- [HB 439: Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB439-2025-2026)
- [HB 90: Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and ta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB90-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB739-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).