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Georgia General Assembly · HB 1024 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 480)

Property; debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property used as a residence; revise exemption

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-13-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions for purposes of bankruptcy and intestate insolvent estates, so as to revise the exemption for a debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property that the... Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-13-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions for purposes of bankruptcy and intestate insolvent estates, so as to revise the exemption for a debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, in a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, or in a burial plot; to provide for such ex
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Where it is

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House Hopper · Jan 27, 2026
House First Readers · Jan 28, 2026
House Second Readers · Jan 29, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 10, 2026
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Feb 11, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 19, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 25, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 26, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 23, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 23, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 480 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Hong, SooReeves, MattLeverett, RobHarbin, Marty

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-23 · yea 51, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-25 · yea 170, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2026).