# Georgia SB 503: Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt

Georgia SB 503, Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican) and 5 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (Senate Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 503
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-05-11, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), RaShaun Kemp (Democrat), Randy Robertson (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Larry Walker (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Insurance, Insurance and Labor, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (417 yes, 19 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

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## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Marty Harbin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: RaShaun Kemp (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Larry Walker (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Agree to Senate Amend to House Sub | pass | 160 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED | pass | 50 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-25 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 165 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 42 | 11 | 3 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-11: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Act 516
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-25: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-20: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-09: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 503/AP* (v11): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249227)

## 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
- [SB 503/AP* (v11) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249227)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB503-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).