# Georgia HB 295: Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions Georgia HB 295, Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Victor Anderson (Republican), Clint Crowe (Republican), Houston Gaines (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB295-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia HB 295 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date - Sponsors: Victor Anderson (Republican), Clint Crowe (Republican), Houston Gaines (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican), Jesse Petrea (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security, State and Local Governmental Operations, General Bill - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (422 yes, 286 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Priority court access for immigration-rule violations: benefit, low. People harmed by local violations of Georgia's sanctuary-policy ban can ask a superior court to order compliance. The same right applies to people harmed by a custodial authority's violation of immigration detainer rules. Custodial authorities must follow detainer notices and tell detainees they ar… - Property owners get limited compensation rights: mixed, medium. Georgia property owners and leaseholders can seek compensation from counties, cities, and consolidated governments for specified property losses. Only one owner type can claim for a parcel in a proceeding. Covered conduct includes systemic failures to follow state sanctuary-policy bans or lawful-pr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Victor Anderson (Republican), House - Sponsor: Clint Crowe (Republican), House - Sponsor: Houston Gaines (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jan Jones (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rob Leverett (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jesse Petrea (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-03 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT | pass | 34 | 19 | 2 | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | PASSAGE AS AMENDED | pass | 30 | 22 | 3 | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | MOTION TO TABLE | fail | 23 | 30 | 2 | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #3 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 45TH | pass | 44 | 9 | 2 | | 2026-04-02 | House | Agree to Senate Amend as HAm | pass | 93 | 76 | 6 | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | MOTION FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTION | pass | 32 | 21 | 2 | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT BY THE SEN FROM THE 19TH AS AMENDED | pass | 29 | 24 | 2 | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | MOTION TO TABLE REMAINING LEGISLATION ON THE RULES CALENDAR | pass | 39 | 10 | 4 | | 2026-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 98 | 75 | 5 | ## Actions (21) - 2026-07-01: Effective Date - 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: Act 713 - 2026-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House) - 2026-04-02: Senate Taken from Table (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended (Senate) - 2026-04-02: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended (House) - 2026-04-02: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Senate Tabled (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2026-03-04: House Third Readers (House) - 2026-03-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2026-01-29: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House) - 2025-02-20: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2025-02-10: House Second Readers (House) - 2025-02-06: House First Readers (House) - 2025-02-05: House Hopper (House) ## Bill text - HB 295/AP* (v22): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249087) ## Related bills - SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed) - SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed) - SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed) - SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed) - HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed) - HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed) ## Sources - [HB 295/AP* (v22) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249087) ## Related - [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026) - [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026) - [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026) - [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026) - [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026) - [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB295-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).