GA SB 521
died on adjournmentSpecialized 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Donzella Jamesprimary
- Nikki Merrittprimary
- Michael 'Doc' Rhettprimary
- Josh McLaurinprimary
- Ed Harbisonprimary
- Sheikh Rahmanprimary
- Tonya Andersonprimary
- Sonya Halpernprimary
- Kim Jacksonprimary
- Gail Davenportprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-17
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-18
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As Introduced LC 60 0302Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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