HB 948 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Property; debtors in foreclosures to receive certain information and forms in a notice of foreclosure; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 44 and Chapter 4 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mortgages, conveyances to secure debt, and liens and tax sales, respectively, so as to provide for debtors in foreclosures to receive certain information and forms in a notice of foreclosure; to provide for tax sale notices to comply with foreclosure notice requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Mar 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 62 0306S/hs → LC 62 0306S/hcs · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was amended from a regular House version to a committee substitute version, which typically indicates the Judiciary Committee made revisions to the legislation before it was reported back to the full House. The changes primarily involve formatting and attribution updates rather than substantive policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document header from a committee substitute notice to a formal committee substitute designation with specific sponsor names listed (Representatives Camp, Crowe, Mathiak, Powell, and Leverett)

Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

142–0

Passed · 14 other

Total votes 156

Feb 12, 2026

D Democratic65

60 Yea 5

92% Yea

R Republican91

82 Yea 9

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors