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Marietta board hears legislative roundup as property-tax and permitting bills advance
Summary
Marietta received a legislative briefing on April 6: several high-profile state bills moved this session — including a property-tax measure shifted into Senate Bill 33 and a permitting package in SB 309 — while data-center bills failed to pass; the board said it will monitor possible vetoes and a potential special session.
Ronnie Barrett told the Marietta Board on April 6 that the recent state legislative session produced a mixed outcome for measures affecting cities.
"For all the discussion, all the committee meetings, none of the data‑center bills passed this year," Barrett said, noting that House Bill 1027 — a proposal on the length of utility contracts the board had tracked — did not get a Senate hearing. He said the legislature did pass Senate Bill 309, which includes permitting language and retains…
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