HB 346 Georgia House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Property; prohibit retaliation by a landlord against a tenant for taking certain actions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant generally, so as to prohibit retaliation by a landlord against a tenant for taking certain actions; to provide for circumstances that are not considered retaliation; to provide for remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2019

House Passage

Mar 2019

Senate Passage

Mar 2019

Signed into Law

May 2019

Introduced Feb 15, 2019 Signed May 8, 2019

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 8, 2019

Signed into law

Act 311

upper

May 8, 2019

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Mar 29, 2019

Introduced

House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

lower

Mar 28, 2019

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Mar 21, 2019

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Mar 7, 2019

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 5, 2019

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Mar 1, 2019

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors