SB 577 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

State Court of DeKalb County; landlords to remove personal property following execution of writs of possession within seven days; provide

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of DeKalb County, formerly known as the Civil and Criminal Court of DeKalb County, approved February 14, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2401), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5059), so as to provide for landlords to remove personal property following execution of writs of possession within seven days of such execution; to authorize the marshal to remove such property after 14 days; to authorize the marshal to appoint ex-officio assistants to the marshal; to provide for the collection of costs associated with such removal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 11, 2024 Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2024 · House Mar 26, 2024

How they voted

480
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Mar 18, 2024
D Democratic21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 634
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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