Georgia Senate Bill 388

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-13 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to building, electrical, and other codes, so as to provide that no person may be incarcerated for certain code violations; to revise the number of days that constitute a separate offense; to amend Chapter 74 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government code enforcement boards, so as to provide that certain emergency circumstances must be present before a code violation may constitute grounds for a search warrant; to provide for a reduction in a certain administrative fine; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Property Owners Protection Act"; enact

Sen. Colton Moore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-01-12	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72167
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239710