2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB404: Safe at Home Act; enact

Legislative Summary

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.

Bill History

2/14/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/15/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/1/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/2/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/2/2023
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/21/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/21/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Tabled
Senate
1/8/2024
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
1/8/2024
Senate Recommitted
Senate
2/13/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/21/2024
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/21/2024
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/21/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/21/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/26/2024
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
Act 392
4/22/2024
Effective Date 2024-07-01

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 1

1/8/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #779
3/26/2024
168
Yea
1
Nay
5
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #747
3/21/2024
44
Yea
2
Nay
6
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #150
3/2/2023
168
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/22/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/1/202481.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/202477.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/2/202314.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/1/202314.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/202321.5 KB