Bill Commons

GA SB 458

died on adjournment

"Home Inspector Licensing Act of Georgia"; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 458 pass?

No. GA SB 458 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 (2026-03-31): House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

What is GA SB 458 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 41 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to residential and commercial general contractors, so as to provide for licensure of home inspectors; to provide for reciprocity of licensure; to provide for licensure of companies performing home inspections; to provide for minimum requirements to apply for licensure; to provide for continuing education requirements; to require home inspectors to maintain insurance; to provide for standards of practice and unfair trade practices; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for a legislative purpose; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 458?

Russ Goodman, Bo Hatchett, Drew Echols and 12 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 458.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 41 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to residential and commercial general contractors, so as to provide for licensure of home inspectors; to provide for reciprocity of licensure; to provide for licensure of companies performing home inspections; to provide for minimum requirements to apply for licensure; to provide for continuing education requirements; to require home inspectors to maintain insurance; to provide for standards of practice and unfair trade practices; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for a legislative purpose; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-03-31 — House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • Bo Hatchettprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Emanuel Jonesprimary
  • David Lucasprimary
  • Lee Andersonprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary
  • Gail Davenportprimary
  • Tonya Andersonprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • RaShaun Kempprimary
  • Sonya Halpernprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-04

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-05

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-18

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-19

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-06

    Senate Tabled

  6. 2026-03-06

    Senate Taken from Table

  7. 2026-03-06

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-06

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  9. 2026-03-09

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  10. 2026-03-10

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  11. 2026-03-18

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-31

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  13. 2026-03-31

    House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #680 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · pass · 46-2

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DICKERSON: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: no
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: no
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: other
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: other
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: other
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: other
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: other
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: other
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes
  • House Vote #800 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-31 · pass · 138-19

    Member-level votes (161)
    • ADESANYA: other
    • ADEYINA: yes
    • ALEXANDER: yes
    • ALI: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: yes
    • BAKER: yes
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BARNES: yes
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: yes
    • BECKLES: yes
    • BELL: other
    • BERRY: yes
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: no
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: yes
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: no
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • CANNON: other
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: yes
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: other
    • CLARK: no
    • CLIFTON: no
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: no
    • CRAWFORD: yes
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: yes
    • DAVIS: yes
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: other
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: yes
    • DRAPER: yes
    • DRENNER: yes
    • DUBNIK: other
    • DUNAHOO: no
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FINCHER: yes
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: yes
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: yes
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: no
    • GILLIARD: yes
    • GISLER: yes
    • GLAIZE: yes
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: yes
    • GULLETT: no
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: other
    • HITCHENS: yes
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: yes
    • HOLLY: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: no
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: yes
    • JONES: no
    • KAHAIAN: no
    • KELLEY: other
    • KENDRICK: yes
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: yes
    • LIM: yes
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: no
    • MARTIN: other
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: yes
    • MCCOLLUM: other
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: yes
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: other
    • MITCHELL: other
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • MYLES: other
    • NEAL: yes
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: yes
    • OLALEYE: yes
    • OLIVER: yes
    • O'STEEN: yes
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: yes
    • PARK: yes
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: no
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: yes
    • REESE: yes
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • ROMMAN: yes
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: other
    • SANCHEZ: yes
    • SANTOS: yes
    • SCHOFIELD: yes
    • SCOGGINS: no
    • SCOTT: yes
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: no
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: other
    • TARVIN: no
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: yes
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: other
    • WERKHEISER: no
    • WESTBROOK: yes
    • WILKERSON: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: other
    • YEARTA: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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