Property; prohibit certain business enterprises from purchasing or acquiring an interest in a single-family residential property
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 44 and Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of specialized land transactions and ad valorem taxation of property, respectively, so as to prohibit certain business enterprises from purchasing or acquiring an interest in a single-family residential property; to provide for construction; to provide for the assessment of real property purchased or acquired by certain business enterprises at 100 percent of its fair market value; to provide for penalties; to provide for certification of ownership; to provide for forms and applications; to provide for definitions; to provide for effective dates and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2026
Last action Jan 29, 2026
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Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dar'shun Kendrick
DDemocratic
P
Jasmine Clark
DDemocratic
P
Park Cannon
DDemocratic
P
Stacey Evans
DDemocratic
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