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GA SB 463

died on adjournment

Specialized Land Transactions; business enterprises or business enterprises controlled by natural born persons from owning an interest in more than 500 single-family residential properties; prohibit

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 463 pass?

No. GA SB 463 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 (2026-03-27): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA SB 463 about?

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 or business enterprises controlled by natural born persons from owning an interest in more than 500 single-family residential properties; to prohibit foreign investment vehicles from owning any interest in a single-family residential property to be used as rental property; to provide a private cause of action against a business enterprise that owns an interest in more than 500 single-family residential properties and foreign investment vehicles; to provide for the disclosure of information by brokers; to provide an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 463?

Greg Dolezal, Larry Walker, III, Jason Anavitarte and 16 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 463.

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 or business enterprises controlled by natural born persons from owning an interest in more than 500 single-family residential properties; to prohibit foreign investment vehicles from owning any interest in a single-family residential property to be used as rental property; to provide a private cause of action against a business enterprise that owns an interest in more than 500 single-family residential properties and foreign investment vehicles; to provide for the disclosure of information by brokers; to provide an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-03-27 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Larry Walker, IIIprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Frank Ginnprimary
  • Bo Hatchettprimary
  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
  • Brian Stricklandprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
  • Bill Cowsertprimary
  • Lee Andersonprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Jason T. Dickersonprimary
  • Blake Tilleryprimary
  • Ben Watsonprimary
  • Russ Goodmanprimary

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. 2026-02-17

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-18

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-03

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  6. 2026-03-03

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  7. 2026-03-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  8. 2026-03-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  9. 2026-03-27

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #608 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-03 · pass · 49-3

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72849

Attribution

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