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GA HB 555

withdrawn

Georgians First Residential Property Protection Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of specialized land transactions, so as to prohibit business enterprises from owning an interest in more than 2,000 single-family residential properties or ten multifamily residential properties; to provide for the forfeiture of rental payments paid in connection with an unlawful lease of residential property; to provide a private cause of action for the return of rental payments paid in connection with an unlawful lease of residential property; to provide for the disclosure of information by brokers; to provide an effective date; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Derrick McCollumprimary
  • Martin Momtahanprimary
  • Joseph Gullettprimary
  • Chuck Efstrationprimary
  • Spencer Fryeprimary
  • Tyler Paul Smithprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-21

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-24

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-03-04

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70600

Attribution

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