Committee
Georgia House Judiciary Committee
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committee members
Omari Crawford (D)
Ex-Officio
Buddy Deloach (R)
Chuck Efstration (R)
Stacey Evans (D)
Chair
Stan Gunter (R)
Scott Holcomb (D)
Soo Hong (R)
Todd Jones (R)
Trey Kelley (R)
Secretary
Rob Leverett (R)
Martin Momtahan (R)
Mary Oliver (D)
Vice Chair
Matt Reeves (R)
Mitchell Scoggins (R)
Deborah Silcox (R)
Ex-Officio
Tyler Smith (R)
Anne Westbrook (D)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB36 | Guardian and ward; revise list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/15/2025 |
| HB49 | Georgia Anti-Corruption Act; enact | Introduced | 01/15/2025 |
| HB55 | Alapaha Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for an additional judge | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/15/2025 |
| HB85 | Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act; enact | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/17/2025 |
| HB86 | Public officers and employees; calculating and setting the salaries of certain state officials; revise provisions | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/17/2025 |
| HB93 | Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide additional judge | Introduced | 01/17/2025 |
| HB131 | Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/28/2025 |
| HB132 | Council of Municipal Court Judges; office of senior municipal court judge; provide | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| HB177 | Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2025 |
| HB179 | Appellate practice; digital recording of certain trial proceedings; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2025 |
| HB180 | Probate courts; modify certain requirements for probate judges | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2025 |
| HB181 | Vital records; issuance of a Certificate of Foreign Birth by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; provide | Crossed Over | 01/30/2025 |
| HB183 | Innkeepers; expand liens to cover property removed from a room upon the termination of a guest's contract | Introduced | 01/30/2025 |
| HB188 | Criminal procedure; extend certain protections for victims of family violence and stalking with respect to residential leases | Introduced | 01/30/2025 |
| HB189 | Notaries public; limitations regarding certain notarial acts; provide | Introduced | 01/30/2025 |
| HB190 | Property; prohibit condominium and property owners' associations from retaliating against property owners for taking certain actions | Introduced | 01/30/2025 |
| HB191 | Family violence; substitute service when respondent is avoiding service to delay a hearing; provide | Introduced | 01/30/2025 |
| HB199 | Courts; protection of personally identifiable information of judges and their spouses; modify provisions | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/03/2025 |
| HB211 | PFAS Receiver Shield Act; enact | Introduced | 02/03/2025 |
| HB270 | Eviction Service and Airplane Evictions Act; enact | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/05/2025 |
| HB289 | Courts; remote online notaries public and remote online notarizations; provide | Introduced | 02/06/2025 |
| HB304 | Local government; Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create | Crossed Over | 02/06/2025 |
| HB325 | Domestic relations; Protective Order Registry; revise certain definitions | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| HB327 | Official Code of Georgia Annotated; amend various titles | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| HB339 | Motor vehicles; exempt ride share drivers or ride share network services from definition of motor carrier | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| HB358 | Agriculture; prohibiting acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; provide for a definition | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| HB378 | State courts of counties; online publishing of terms; provide | Crossed Over | 02/11/2025 |
| HB379 | Courts; divorce actions; provide certain lien protections | Introduced | 02/11/2025 |
| HB392 | Georgia Tax Court; certain events; revise dates | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/12/2025 |
| HB403 | Property; enhance protections for homeowners and tenants by revising or repealing certain provisions inhibiting housing stability | Introduced | 02/12/2025 |
| HB415 | Homeowners Protection Act; enact | Introduced | 02/13/2025 |
| HB426 | Courts; nonpartisan election of magistrates; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| HB427 | Property; notice to owner and deed holder when another deed is filed by another party; provide | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |
| HB450 | Wills, trusts, and administration of estates; qualified beneficiary; provide for definition | Introduced | 02/18/2025 |
| HB482 | Courts; superior court judicial officers in certain judicial circuits; provide | In Committee | 02/19/2025 |
| HB510 | Domestic relations; duration of child support for postsecondary education; provide | Introduced | 02/20/2025 |
| HB515 | Augusta Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a sixth judge | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB530 | Courts; authorization for electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; provide | Crossed Over | 02/20/2025 |
| HB531 | Appeal and error; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state or a city or county in this state; provide | Crossed Over | 02/20/2025 |
| HB545 | Terry Act; enact | In Committee | 02/21/2025 |
| HB555 | Georgians First Residential Property Protection Act; enact | In Committee | 02/21/2025 |
| HB557 | Northeastern Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a sixth judge | Introduced | 02/21/2025 |
| HB618 | Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property | Crossed Over | 02/26/2025 |
| HB664 | Property owners' associations; development and affirmative election; provisions | In Committee | 02/28/2025 |
| HB666 | Clayton Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a sixth judge | Introduced | 02/28/2025 |
| HB667 | Motor vehicles; standards for liability of an employer or insurance provider for actions relating to a commercial vehicle driver; provide | Introduced | 02/28/2025 |
| HB670 | Georgia Civil Rights Act of 2025; enact | Introduced | 02/28/2025 |
| HB671 | Torts; right of action against any person who knowingly or negligently engages in sexually explicit conduct in the presence of a minor; provide | In Committee | 02/28/2025 |
| HB676 | Property; fine for any frivolous mechanic lien filed; provide | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| HB679 | End Rental Price-Fixing Act; enact | Introduced | 02/28/2025 |
| HB681 | Domestic relations; sealing of name change petitions upon request; provide | Introduced | 02/28/2025 |
| HB687 | Property; landlord and tenant; security deposits; provisions | Introduced | 03/03/2025 |
| HB688 | Appeal and error; service of process; provide by certified mail and statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested | Introduced | 03/03/2025 |
| HB707 | Landlord and tenant; limitations on rent increases for seniors and veterans; provide | Introduced | 03/04/2025 |
| HB708 | Renters' Bill of Rights Act; enact | Introduced | 03/04/2025 |
| HB710 | Landlord and tenant; certain limits on increases in rental amounts charged for residential properties; provide | Introduced | 03/04/2025 |
| HB715 | Fair and Future Ready Housing Act; enact | Introduced | 03/04/2025 |
| HB725 | Property; certain rental agreements; provide landlord duties | Introduced | 03/06/2025 |
| HB792 | Courts; increase amount of magistrate court claims from $15,000.00 to $30,000.00 | Introduced | 03/20/2025 |
| HB822 | Courts; prohibit inclusion of Georgia-specific content on all future Georgia bar examinations for attorney licensure | Introduced | 03/25/2025 |
| HB875 | Property; tenant seeking to limit public access to records of the court relating to dispossessory actions to be sealed under certain circumstances; provide | Introduced | 03/31/2025 |
| HB876 | Property; provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances | Introduced | 03/31/2025 |
| HB899 | Property; transfer-on-death deeds; modify certain provisions | Introduced | 04/04/2025 |
| HB911 | Torts; prohibit individuals from bringing defamation actions against another individual who makes a communication regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination; provisions | Introduced | 04/04/2025 |
| HB916 | Judicial Council; funding for civil legal services to low-income individuals; create grant program | Introduced | 04/04/2025 |
| HR251 | Local government; probate judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; provide - CA | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |
| HR276 | Equal Rights Amendment as the law of the land; commemorate; ratify a proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution | Introduced | 02/19/2025 |
| HR428 | House Study Committee on the Affordability and Accessibility of Georgia's Legitimation Process; create | Introduced | 02/28/2025 |
| SB10 | Superior Courts of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide | Crossed Over | 02/24/2025 |
| SB36 | "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/06/2025 |
| SB88 | Douglas Judicial Circuit; a fourth judge of the superior courts; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| SB100 | "Andee's Law"; enact | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| SB111 | "Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act"; enact | Crossed Over | 03/04/2025 |
| SB145 | Augusta Judicial Circuit; a sixth judge of the superior courts; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| SB173 | Pleadings and Motions; movants to file notices of uncontested motions in superior courts and state courts; authorize | Crossed Over | 03/10/2025 |
| SB245 | Grandparents; include within the category of persons who may seek to revoke or amend an existing grandparent visitation order | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| SB298 | Judgements and Rulings; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |