Unclaimed Property; property is presumed abandoned; provide for exceptions
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Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disposition of unclaimed property, so as to provide for exceptions to when property is presumed abandoned;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disposition of unclaimed property, so as to provide for exceptions to when property is presumed abandoned; to provide for abandonment and liquidation of virtual currency; to authorize delay of publication of notice on the "Georgia Unclaimed Property List" under certain circumstances; to provide for methods of payment of claims; to waive the requirement of a probate court order for claims of hei
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Jan 15, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 16, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 3, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 4, 2026
Senate Engrossed · Feb 5, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 5, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 5, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 6, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 9, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 25, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 27, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 5, 2026
Act 410 · May 5, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
32
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kirkpatrick, KayWalker, III, LarryAnavitarte, JasonParent, ElenaAlbers, JohnAnderson, LeeHickman, BillyDixon, ClintRobertson, RandyStill, ShawnSummers, CardenWatson, BenHatchett, BoHufstetler, ChuckPayne, ChuckEchols, DrewDickerson, Jason T.Burns, MaxWilliams, RickHodges, MikeBrass, MattSetzler, EdBearden, TimothyHarbison, EdHalpern, SonyaHarrell, SallyHarbin, MartyGoodman, RussWatson, SamOrrock, NanStrickland, BrianReeves, Matt
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-31 · yea 49, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 4
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-27 · yea 158, nay 0, notVoting 7, excused 15
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-02-05 · yea 50, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 4
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.
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