Bill Commons

GA SB 617

died on adjournment

Dispossessory Proceedings; public access to court records of dispossessory proceedings under certain conditions; prohibit

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 617 pass?

No. GA SB 617 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 (2026-03-04): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 617 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to prohibit public access to court records of dispossessory proceedings under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 617?

Sonya Halpern, Harold Jones II, Kim Jackson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 617.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to prohibit public access to court records of dispossessory proceedings under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-03-03
Latest action
2026-03-04 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sonya Halpernprimary
  • Harold Jones IIprimary
  • Kim Jacksonprimary
  • Elena Parentprimary
  • RaShaun Kempprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-03

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-04

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73854

Attribution

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