Georgia House Bill 404

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Effective Date 2024-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide for a duty of habitability for certain rental agreements; to provide for an exception to such duty; to provide for an exception to landlord tort liability; to provide for definitions; to provide for notice; to provide for a maximum security deposit amount; to provide for expedited evictions for certain criminal activity; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Safe at Home Act; enact

Rep. Kasey Carpenter [R]	Rep. Bruce Williamson [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Omari Crawford [D]
Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Noel Williams [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]

2024-03-26 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #779 (Y: 168 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-03-21 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #747 (Y: 44 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - House - Passage: House Vote #150 (Y: 168 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-22		Effective Date 2024-07-01
2024-04-22		Act 392
2024-04-22	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
2024-03-21	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2024-03-21	Senate	Senate Tabled
2024-02-13	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-02	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-02	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-01	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-16	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-15	House	House First Readers
2023-02-14	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64363
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214640
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216456
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216834
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223891
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229083
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220362
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64363#21161
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64363#24419
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64363#24443