Georgia Senate Bill 280

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-02 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 28 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to tourist courts, so as to prohibit tourist courts from offering to rent accommodations at an hourly rate; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to landlord and tenant, so as to require landlords to conduct background screening on employees and to provide requirements therefor; to require landlords to maintain a log for the issuance and return of keys and to develop policies and procedures regarding unissued keys; to provide for rights and duties of landlords regarding entry into dwelling units; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Georgia Residential Tenant Safety Bill"; enact

Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]

Sen. Kim Jackson [D]

Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]

Sen. Harold Jones [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-01	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65001
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216590