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GeorgiaHB 1312025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien

Sponsored By: Stan Gunter (Republican), Scott Holcomb (Democrat), Rob Leverett (Republican), Mary Oliver (Democrat), Matt Reeves (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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New auction notice rules for storage users

These rules apply to Georgia storage lien actions started on or after July 1, 2025. Before selling stored belongings for unpaid charges, owners must wait for 30 days of continuous default. Their written notice must then give at least 14 days after delivery to pay. Owners must advertise once in the county’s legal newspaper, with the sale at least 15 days after publication. Owners can instead use another commercially reasonable advertising method, except for motor vehicles, motorcycles, trailers, watercraft, and recreational vehicles. The ad and sale count as commercially reasonable when at least three independent bidders attend at the advertised time and place.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Stan Gunter

    Republican • House

  • Scott Holcomb

    Democrat • House

  • Rob Leverett

    Republican • House

  • Mary Oliver

    Democrat • House

  • Matt Reeves

    Republican • House

  • Mitchell Scoggins

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Brian Strickland

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 383 • No: 1

House vote • 4/4/2025

Agree to Senate Substitute

Yes: 163 • No: 1 • Other: 8

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Yes: 54 • No: 0

House vote • 2/26/2025

PASSAGE

Yes: 166 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective Date

    7/1/2025

  2. House Date Signed by Governor

    5/12/2025House

  3. Act 125

    5/12/2025

  4. House Sent to Governor

    4/10/2025House

  5. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

    4/4/2025House

  6. Senate Tabled

    4/2/2025Senate

  7. Senate Taken from Table

    4/2/2025Senate

  8. Senate Third Read

    4/2/2025Senate

  9. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    4/2/2025Senate

  10. Senate Read Second Time

    3/25/2025Senate

  11. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    3/21/2025Senate

  12. Senate Read and Referred

    2/27/2025Senate

  13. House Third Readers

    2/26/2025House

  14. House Passed/Adopted

    2/26/2025House

  15. House Committee Favorably Reported

    2/4/2025House

  16. House Second Readers

    1/29/2025House

  17. House First Readers

    1/28/2025House

  18. House Hopper

    1/27/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB 131/AP* (v5)

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