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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1024: Property; debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property used as a residence; revise exemption

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1024 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Property; debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property used as a residence; revise exemption. Primary sponsor: Soo Hong (Republican), Matt Reeves (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): Act 480.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-13-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions for purposes of bankruptcy and intestate insolvent estates, so as to revise the exemption for a debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, in a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, or in a burial plot; to provide for such exemption for the primary residence of spouses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Soo HongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Matt ReevesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rob LeverettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse123

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act 480
  2. House Date Signed by Governor
  3. House Sent to Governor
  4. Senate Passed/Adopted
  5. Senate Third Read
  6. Senate Read Second Time
  7. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  8. Senate Read and Referred
  9. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  10. House Third Readers
  11. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  12. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source