Georgia House Bill 1203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 24 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-24 - Effective Date 2024-04-24
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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 authorize landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, constables, or marshals to execute writs of possession in certain circumstances if a sheriff, constable, or marshal is not able to execute a writ within 30 days of the landlord's initial request; to provide for sheriffs, constables, and marshals to maintain lists of such authorized off-duty sheriffs, constables, and marshals in their jurisdictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Dispossessory proceedings; authorize landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, constables, or marshals to execute writs of possession; provisions

Rep. Trey Kelley [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]	Rep. Todd Jones [R]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]
Rep. Shea Roberts [D]	Rep. Mitchell Scoggins [R]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]

2024-03-26 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #797 (Y: 171 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2024-03-21 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #727 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - House - Passage: House Vote #527 (Y: 168 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-24		Effective Date 2024-04-24
2024-04-24		Act 484
2024-04-24	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-03	House	House Sent to Governor
2024-03-26	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2024-03-21	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-21	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-03-11	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2024-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-22	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-22	House	House Third Readers
2024-02-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-12	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-09	House	House First Readers
2024-02-08	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66825
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223368
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224101
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225221
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/226739
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229101
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66825#22977
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66825#24399
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66825#24477