2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB44: Protections for Consumers Using Self-service Storage Facilities Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to warehousemen, so as to establish specific protections for consumers using a self-service storage facility; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements for an owner of a self-service storage facility; to provide for rental agreement requirements; to provide for unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practices; to amend Chapter 23 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing in insurance, so as to provide for certain disclosures by a limited licensee offering coverage for personal property stored at a self-service storage facility; to provide for requirements for such licensee; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/14/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 3

Primary Sponsor

Viola Davis
Viola Davis
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/15/202590.2 KB