Georgia House Bill 1007

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-28 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by the landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances; to provide residential tenants with the right to terminate a rental agreement under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Essential Services for Renters Act; enact

Rep. Bryce Berry [D]	Rep. Spencer Frye [D]	Rep. Jordan Ridley [R]	Rep. Gabriel Sanchez [D]
Rep. Eric Bell [D]	Rep. Shea Roberts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-28	House	House Second Readers
2026-01-27	House	House First Readers
2026-01-16	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72302
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/240028