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Subcommittee approves cleanup bill to speed annexation dispute arbitration panels, widen pool of panelists

2235133 · February 4, 2025
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Summary

Chairman Anderson presented a committee substitute for House Bill 155 to expand and speed the annexation dispute arbitration process by enlarging the pool of potential panelists, extending timeframes to 20 business days and allowing DCA to appoint panels if no strikes are used.

Chairman Anderson presented a committee substitute for House Bill 155 to address operational obstacles in Georgia’s annexation dispute resolution process that have delayed arbitration panels and, in some cases, pushed disputes into court.

Anderson said the earlier legislative fixes did not fully resolve a ‘‘logjam’’ in empaneling arbitration panels. The substitute expands the pool of eligible panelists to include…

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