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The House Judiciary Committee considers a wide variety of measures relating to law, courts and judges, and constitutional amendments. Any legislation that carries a possibility for civil penalties can be referred to the Judiciary Committee.

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JUDICIARY

📅 Friday, July 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📍 University of North Georgia, Mike Cottrell College of Business, Room 459, Bob and Wanda Swoszowski Executive Board Room, 82 College Cir, Dahlonega, GA 30597

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The published agenda contains no bill numbers from the current local session.

Committee members

Soo Hong

Soo Hong

👤 Member Republican

HD-103

Bills pending in this committee

HB1520
Rental Pricing Integrity Act; enact March 10, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1517
Nuisances; presumption of the creation of a nuisance based on certain residential local ordinance violations; provide March 10, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HR1585
Right to register and vote; moral turpitude felony conviction exception; provisions - CA March 9, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1506
Contracts; payment terms for business to business transactions; provide March 9, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1498
Ad valorem tax; procedures for transmission of relevant information following a real estate closing to allow for the automatic granting of homestead exemptions; provide March 6, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1497
Georgia Home Title Protection and Deed Fraud Prevention Act; enact March 6, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1483
Civil practice; ad valorem taxation of property; prohibit class action suits by taxpayers for refunds March 6, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1479
Civil practice; certain alleged acts by clergy members; extend statute of limitations March 4, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1431
Child custody; presumption of joint physical custody in divorce proceedings; provide February 26, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1407
Civil Practice Act; scheduling of civil trials; provide February 25, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1389
Property; dispossessory proceedings; extend a notice to vacate or pay to seven days February 24, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1372
Agriculture; prohibit certain foreign persons and entities from acquiring a possessory interest in land located near critical infrastructure without prior approval by the Attorney General February 20, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1369
Law and statutes; effect and enforcement of foreign laws; revise provisions February 20, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1360
Revenue and taxation; refunds of taxes and license fees by counties and municipalities; prohibit class action suits February 19, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1337
Courts; retention and expenditure of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; provide February 19, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1343
Georgia's Responsible Fathers Act; enact February 18, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1311
Survivor Civil Protection Act; enact February 18, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1252
Homes for Georgians First Act; enact February 11, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1243
Criminal Justice Researcher Access to Data Act; enact February 10, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1188
Commerce and trade; encourage transparency and fairness with respect to rent pricing for residential properties February 6, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HR1203
General Assembly; trust fund for purpose of providing no-cost access to certain vaccines for children 18 years of age or younger and seniors 60 years of age or older; provide - CA February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1171
Landlord and tenant; establish minimum habitability standards consistent with recognized housing standards February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1163
Health Care Homestead Protection Act; enact February 5, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1162
Corporations; require corporations and limited liability companies and their subsidiaries to provide certain information to the Secretary of State if they own a certain number of multifamily residences February 4, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1124
State government; require certain agencies to consider definition of hinduphobia to apply to laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin February 4, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1069
Public Health, Department of; publish and maintain statistical reports relating to induced terminations of pregnancy notwithstanding requirements on the department for physician confidentiality; require February 2, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1055
Neighborhood Ownership, Transparency, and Accountability (NOTA) Act; enact February 2, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1054
Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 2026; enact January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1049
Donation Without Hesitation Act; enact January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1046
Corporations, partnerships, and associations; restrict powers to only the powers the General Assembly expressly grants January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1044
Torts; deprivation of constitutional rights of state citizens by civil immigration enforcement officers; provide remedies January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1036
Property Rights Through the Ballot Act; enact January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1031
Landlord and tenant; limitations on increasing rent on residential properties; provide January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1019
Senior Stabilization Act; enact January 29, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB1007
Essential Services for Renters Act; enact January 28, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HR1023
State of Georgia; every parent has a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and control of their children; provide - CA January 27, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB965
Health; copies of certain patient records to parents or legal guardians of unemancipated minors; provide January 16, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB916
Judicial Council; funding for civil legal services to low-income individuals; create grant program January 12, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB911
Torts; prohibit individuals from bringing defamation actions against another individual who makes a communication regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination; provisions January 12, 2026Pending: House Judiciary
HB876
Property; provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances April 2, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB875
Property; tenant seeking to limit public access to records of the court relating to dispossessory actions to be sealed under certain circumstances; provide April 2, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB822
Courts; prohibit inclusion of Georgia-specific content on all future Georgia bar examinations for attorney licensure March 27, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB725
Property; certain rental agreements; provide landlord duties March 10, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB715
Fair and Future Ready Housing Act; enact March 6, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB710
Landlord and tenant; certain limits on increases in rental amounts charged for residential properties; provide March 6, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB708
Renters' Bill of Rights Act; enact March 6, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB707
Landlord and tenant; limitations on rent increases for seniors and veterans; provide March 6, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB687
Property; landlord and tenant; security deposits; provisions March 4, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HR428
House Study Committee on the Affordability and Accessibility of Georgia's Legitimation Process; create March 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB681
Domestic relations; sealing of name change petitions upon request; provide March 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB679
End Rental Price-Fixing Act; enact March 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB670
Georgia Civil Rights Act of 2025; enact March 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB667
Motor vehicles; standards for liability of an employer or insurance provider for actions relating to a commercial vehicle driver; provide March 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB666
Clayton Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a sixth judge March 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB510
Domestic relations; duration of child support for postsecondary education; provide February 21, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HR276
Equal Rights Amendment as the law of the land; commemorate; ratify a proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution February 20, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB450
Wills, trusts, and administration of estates; qualified beneficiary; provide for definition February 19, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB415
Homeowners Protection Act; enact February 18, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB403
Property; enhance protections for homeowners and tenants by revising or repealing certain provisions inhibiting housing stability February 13, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB379
Courts; divorce actions; provide certain lien protections February 12, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB191
Family violence; substitute service when respondent is avoiding service to delay a hearing; provide February 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB190
Property; prohibit condominium and property owners' associations from retaliating against property owners for taking certain actions February 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB189
Notaries public; limitations regarding certain notarial acts; provide February 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB188
Criminal procedure; extend certain protections for victims of family violence and stalking with respect to residential leases February 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB183
Innkeepers; expand liens to cover property removed from a room upon the termination of a guest's contract February 3, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB93
Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide additional judge January 27, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
HB49
Georgia Anti-Corruption Act; enact January 16, 2025Pending: House Judiciary
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Official committee ID
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