GA SB 388
died on adjournment"Property Owners Protection Act"; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 388 pass?
No. GA SB 388 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-13): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 388 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to building, electrical, and other codes, so as to provide that no person may be incarcerated for certain code violations; to revise the number of days that constitute a separate offense; to amend Chapter 74 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government code enforcement boards, so as to provide that certain emergency circumstances must be present before a code violation may constitute grounds for a search warrant; to provide for a reduction in a certain administrative fine; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 388?
Colton Moore is the primary sponsor of GA SB 388.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to building, electrical, and other codes, so as to provide that no person may be incarcerated for certain code violations; to revise the number of days that constitute a separate offense; to amend Chapter 74 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government code enforcement boards, so as to provide that certain emergency circumstances must be present before a code violation may constitute grounds for a search warrant; to provide for a reduction in a certain administrative fine; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-01-13 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Colton Mooreprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-12
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-01-13
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As introduced LC 46 1331Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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