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GA SB 521

died on adjournment

Specialized Land Transactions; a residency requirement for board members and officers of condominium associations and property owners' associations; establish

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 521 pass?

No. GA SB 521 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 (2026-02-18): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 521 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 establish a residency requirement for board members and officers of condominium associations and property owners' associations; to require the instruments and bylaws of each condominium association and property owners' association to provide for such residency requirement; to provide for construction; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 521?

Donzella James, Nikki Merritt, Michael 'Doc' Rhett and 7 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 521.

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 establish a residency requirement for board members and officers of condominium associations and property owners' associations; to require the instruments and bylaws of each condominium association and property owners' association to provide for such residency requirement; to provide for construction; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-17
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Donzella Jamesprimary
  • Nikki Merrittprimary
  • Michael 'Doc' Rhettprimary
  • Josh McLaurinprimary
  • Ed Harbisonprimary
  • Sheikh Rahmanprimary
  • Tonya Andersonprimary
  • Sonya Halpernprimary
  • Kim Jacksonprimary
  • Gail Davenportprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-17

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-18

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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