How DeKalb bills fared at the Georgia Capitol

Here’s a roundup of how DeKalb-related issued fared this year after the annual legislative session concluded early Friday morning:

• Voters will decide in a November referendum whether to form the city of Stonecrest in southeast DeKalb, according to Sentate Bill 208.
• The DeKalb CEO position will remain in place after legislation to abolish the chief executive role, SB378, didn't pass.
• Creation of a citizen-led panel to review DeKalb's government structure stalled when SB421 didn't receive a final vote.
• Though a MARTA expansion proposal passed for the city of Atlanta, DeKalb was excluded. House Bill 1144 would have allowed DeKalb residents to vote next year on a half-percent sales tax to fund a potential light rail system along the Emory/Clifton Corridor and a heavy rail extension along Interstate 20 to Stonecrest Mall.
• The proposed city of Greenhaven, SB221, didn't advance.
• Lawmakers didn't act on SB375, which would have required deeper studies and more rigorous rules before cities could be created.
• No cities in DeKalb expanded through annexations.
• Residents of recently created cities won't be required to pay more in taxes for DeKalb's pension liabilities as sought by SB711.
• DeKalb's Organizational Act was changed to extend the deadline for county audit reports and to clarify government purchasing rules, according to HB1146.
• Citations for minor ordinance or code violations can be delivered by affixing them on the property of the accused, according to HB1115.
• The process for creating community improvement districts in DeKalb municipalities was outlined in SB225.