2025-2026 Regular Session

SB272

Landlord and Tenant; requiring tenants to provide income information; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding landlord and tenant, so as to prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to provide income information; to authorize tenants to withhold rent payments under certain conditions; to provide for liability of landlords; to prohibit certain late fees; to provide for habitability; to prohibit retaliation; to provide for fair housing; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Judiciary
Last status date: February 27, 2025
Last status update: Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee: Judiciary
Author: RaShaun Kemp
Co-sponsors: Harold Jones Kim Jackson Elena Parent Sonya HalpernJason EstevesNan Orrock Nikki Merritt Ed Harbison Sheikh Rahman David Lucas Josh McLaurin Sally Harrell Gail Davenport Kenya Wicks Donzella James Freddie Sims Michael Rhett Derek Mallow Randal ManghamNabilah Islam Parkes

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February 27, 2025 · Senate

Judiciary

Instrument history

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February 27, 2025
Senate Senate Read and Referred
February 26, 2025
Senate Senate Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 1986201
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB272.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00