# Georgia SB 137: City of Mulberry; provisions related to jurisdiction of the municipal court; revise

Georgia SB 137, City of Mulberry; provisions related to jurisdiction of the municipal court; revise, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clint Dixon (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-14 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 137
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: City of Mulberry; provisions related to jurisdiction of the municipal court; revise
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (220 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- County services continue during Mulberry’s transition: benefit, low. During the transition, Gwinnett County must keep providing Mulberry the government services and functions it provided there in 2023 and 2024. These continue at the same actual cost, except where this section provides otherwise. Mulberry can take over a service or function after giving the county at…
- Mulberry court authority and ongoing county cases: mixed, low. Mulberry’s Municipal Court can hear and punish violations of the city charter, all city ordinances, and other violations allowed by law. Court authority can transfer during or at the end of the transition period. That transfer alone does not end pending Gwinnett County court cases or prosecutions f…
- County zoning changes blocked in Mulberry: mixed, low. Gwinnett County cannot change zoning for property inside Mulberry during the transition period. This keeps existing zoning from being changed by the county, but also blocks county approval of zoning changes. The law does not set transition dates or require property owners to take action.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chuck Efstration (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 169 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 51 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-14: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Act 355
- 2025-05-14: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-27: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-27: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-21: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-20: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 137/AP* (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234544)

## 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)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [SB 137/AP* (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234544)

## 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)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB137-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).