# Georgia SB 139: City of Mulberry; change the corporate limits of the city

Georgia SB 139, City of Mulberry; change the corporate limits of the city, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill Cowsert (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-14 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 139
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: City of Mulberry; change the corporate limits of the city
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Bill Cowsert (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 96 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Mulberry adds listed Gwinnett County properties: mixed, low. The law expands Mulberry’s city limits to include the Gwinnett County properties listed in the “2025 Addition.” It identifies the properties through deed records and county tax parcel IDs. Gwinnett County tax assessors must identify or confirm the exact parcel IDs on the addition’s effective date.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Cowsert (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chuck Efstration (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 96 | 74 | 3 |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 31 | 22 | 2 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-14: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Act 356
- 2025-05-14: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-11: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 139/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236167)

## 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 139/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236167)

## 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-SB139-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).