House Study Committee on Expanding Home Ownership Opportunities for Georgians; create
HR 656 is a resolution creating the House Study Committee on Expanding Home Ownership Opportunities for Georgians. The committee, composed of seven House members appointed by the Speaker, will study Georgia's housing challenges - including rising home prices (from $132,000 in 2013 to over $320,000 in 2023), corporate ownership of rental properties (e.g., 11% of Atlanta-area single-family rentals), and housing market risks - before recommending policy changes. This resolution establishes a study process but does not enact new laws; the committee must report findings by December 1, 2025.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to replace the original text with a substitute version that reorders the WHEREAS clauses and extends the committee's lifespan from December 1, 2025 to December 1, 2026. The substantive policy content regarding the study committee's creation, membership, powers, and reporting requirements remains largely unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains the same, as it still creates a House Study Committee on Expanding Home Ownership Opportunities for Georgians.
TIMELINE
The committee's abolishment date was extended from December 1, 2025 to December 1, 2026, giving the committee an additional year to complete its study and submit recommendations.
TECHNICAL
The WHEREAS clauses were reordered, with the clause about institutional investors moving from the middle to the beginning of the resolution, and the median home price clause was updated to include a 2025 projection of $360,000.
A header was added identifying this as a substitute bill offered by the House Committee on Rural Development.
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Mar 20, 2025
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