2025-2026 Regular Session
HB295
Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation from local governments for loss of property value or expenses incurred due to the local government's failure to comply with or nonenforcement of certain laws, ordinances, and resolutions or due to the local government maintaining a public nuisance; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
9 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 4, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #612
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
98 yea–75 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent
March 31, 2026 · Senate
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #912
Passed
39 yea–10 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Motion To Table: Senate Vote #934
Failed
23 yea–30 nay · 1 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Motion For The Previous Question: Senate Vote #935
Passed
32 yea–21 nay · 1 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Adoption Of The Amendment By The Sen From The 19th As Amended: Senate Vote #936
Passed
29 yea–24 nay · 1 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Adoption Of Amendment #3 By The Senator From The 45th: Senate Vote #937
Passed
44 yea–9 nay · 1 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #938
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
30 yea–22 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent
April 2, 2026 · House
Agree To Senate Amend As Ham: House Vote #866
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
93 yea–76 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent
April 3, 2026 · Senate
Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #987
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
34 yea–19 nay · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 6, 2026 · Senate
State and Local Governmental Operations
February 6, 2025 · House
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2026-07-01
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State Act 713
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Taken from Table
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Senate Senate Tabled
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper