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Barry told the committee the bill would prevent providers from escaping liability by claiming a discriminatory outcome was the result of an algorithm rather than a human decision. He said the measure gives the attorney general authority to investigate and enforce violations and retains existing private‑cause‑of‑action protections under the Georgia Fair Housing Act.

Committee members sought clarification on mechanics. Chairman Leverett summarized the effect as barring a provider from using \"it was AI\" as a defense to a discrimination claim and confirmed that the bill also requires human review and notice for tenants or purchasers.

Representative Barry said he has discussed the bill with technology stakeholders and expects to work with the Department of Law in the interim. No external witnesses testified at the hearing.

Ending: The committee did not vote on HB 715; the sponsor said he will continue discussions with stakeholders before further committee action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Judiciary 04.01.25","oneSentenceSummary","Representative Barry said HB 715 would add protections to ensure automated housing decisions comply with fair‑housing law, require disclosure when AI is used, and mandate human verification of AI outcomes.","taxTitle","Judiciary, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Georgia","taxId",17225,"location","Georgia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6617294,"Bill to limit large institutional home ownership and restrict some foreclosures draws mixed reaction",2103,2819000,4922000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2842404-944bb8fa52cc5a206501fa0e9281cd8f&start=2819&end=4922","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2842404-944bb8fa52cc5a206501fa0e9281cd8f/thumbnail_2819000.jpg","/articles/6617294/Georgia/Bill-to-limit-large-institutional-home-ownership-and-restrict-some-foreclosures-draws-mixed-reaction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6617294-9dbca06b6d9dddfb13c248c5fac2894e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770842764&Signature=VzIwCi65Ol200BH95~N7qdQ8JmFTQb9aKa6BBOZ54XkkGZDiMCgn57o6XGecMAVvwwr3SDKUUpg~2QCRP7CW8VhnTXFfgtW0Q1drPESf59uHs7xkBLZaxLWCmZxkiiZbzcH34bNKn1X99ZFmxOXv8ZchHodOamRL8KL~pLIcs0RzgW19s0VKYqqsb~ztwwY3gOBd7VtkxfUZbfY-k3dQBYwkGT-LrOx8i25Suy25WUKdLdG9PXPOxLCXOHTs2iHaJmp6uCqO2NtUPiunhhpe138R~nPH9ieWTmC13jEB22AmQ~KxXhrZyVZaVgQHuimMADphOpGlpM6YegCiAMY9ZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Bell presented House Bill 403, which he described as the \"Georgia Dream and Senior Protect Home Protection Act,\" saying the measure would address institutional investors, foreclosure protections for vulnerable homeowners and limits on homeowner association foreclosure powers.

\"What this does is provide the American dream for all Georgians,\" Representative Bell told the Judiciary Committee. As presented, he said the bill would apply to large real‑estate investment companies that own 10,000 single‑family investment homes or hold roughly $25 million in property value, would require a judicial foreclosure process in certain cases involving elderly or incapacitated homeowners, and would prohibit homeowner associations from foreclosing on individual homeowners.

Supporters including Representative Spencer Frey and tenant‑advocacy witnesses said investor concentration and rapid rent increases have harmed housing stability. Frey told the committee he has studied the issue and described how institutional purchases since 2008 have removed housing supply from owner‑occupants and local investors, transferring rental income out of local economies.

\"When institutional investors start buying up these houses ... the prices of our housing goes up,\" Frey said, and he linked high housing costs to reduced local spending and strain on schools and families.

Opponents and several attorneys warned the measure could produce unintended consequences. Matt Totten and commercial real‑estate attorney Amy Huskins said key sections, especially provisions that would require judicial foreclosure or create age‑based exceptions, could clog superior courts and unintentionally disrupt commercial real‑estate lending and routine foreclosure processes. Huskins told the committee the bill \"does not work for commercial real estate at all\" and warned it would \"kill commercial real estate transactions in Georgia\" without a commercial carve‑out.

Other witnesses, including advocates from the Housing Justice League and neighborhood organizers, described concentrated ownership of single‑family rentals in metro Atlanta and urged legislative action to curb investor behavior.

The hearing included debate over whether statutory caps or ownership thresholds were the right mechanism. Industry witnesses cautioned that caps or ownership restrictions could remove professionally managed housing from low‑margin markets, raising maintenance and safety risks.

There was no committee vote on HB 403. Representative Bell said he will continue working with stakeholders to refine the bill.

Ending: Sponsor and opponents agreed to additional discussions over the interim; committee took no action at this session.","Representative Bell introduced HB 403, proposing limits on large institutional single‑family home ownership, judicial foreclosure protections for some vulnerable homeowners, and restrictions on HOA foreclosure powers.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6617298,"Committee reviews plan to raise magistrate court monetary jurisdiction to $30,000",228,2543000,2771000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2842404-944bb8fa52cc5a206501fa0e9281cd8f&start=2543&end=2771","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2842404-944bb8fa52cc5a206501fa0e9281cd8f/thumbnail_2543000.jpg","/articles/6617298/Georgia/Committee-reviews-plan-to-raise-magistrate-court-monetary-jurisdiction-to-30000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6617298-8e4ee4c8d2abdfb182c6db6ae25651a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770842764&Signature=Gpv7ouxCTuSqGA64N6xVtUs4rxPGqYfhBwvvF8LFzb7jZMsDSbQ5SK-So9GD2dbByfCByyYK0OHzmgLwkAZzgXyXrAZdIbOsksPBt5D~ciWmUPVi0RQ4olESopBquVWK7vswquu5iUsC2NFYHKszsqfF9Mfbt3s98lGE0jif8WvaoZlZz6ga6zwEOeH241-1P0y7F7DlBF50xZGp-xWByHF37EKb97y~90xbO11O5BfrKfE7sjENL8N~R5w6JaU8f5LZHDUTwaqau~X2Zs4Cl6H8lrfjhFcQkF269yhsr-N-881llbRU0D4uwd7dEhE7wPUoQ2uMsVtzQGm-77Vtsg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Montahan introduced House Bill 792 to the House Judiciary Committee as a proposal to increase magistrate court jurisdiction for monetary cases from $15,000 to $30,000.

\"Right now, a magistrate court has a jurisdiction on monetary cases of up to $15,000,\" Representative Montahan said. He added the amount has not been increased in nearly 20 years and that raising the threshold will help the courts handle disputes such as minor auto damage claims that have increased with vehicle repair costs.

Committee members asked questions about the bill's history and mechanics. Chairman Deloach noted the prior increase appeared to be about 20 years ago and asked about the original author; Representative Montahan said he would work with the chairman over the summer and solicit industry input.

Montahan said preliminary inflation calculations put a fully inflation‑adjusted figure near $34,000, and the proposed $30,000 was chosen as a somewhat lower, pragmatic increase to restore court utility without exceeding likely legislative comfort.

There was no formal testimony in favor or opposition recorded at the hearing. Representative Montahan said he will take stakeholder input over the interim and return with a refined proposal.

Ending: The committee did not vote on House Bill 792; sponsor and members intend to convene stakeholder meetings before the next session.","Representative Montahan previewed House Bill 792, which would raise the small‑claims/ magistrate monetary jurisdiction from $15,000 to $30,000. Sponsor said the change reflects inflation and would help resolve more routine disputes in magistrate courts; committee members asked for stakeholder input before the next session.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6617303,"House committee hears bill to ban algorithmic rent‑setting amid DOJ investigations",2098,401000,2499000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2842404-944bb8fa52cc5a206501fa0e9281cd8f&start=401&end=2499","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2842404-944bb8fa52cc5a206501fa0e9281cd8f/thumbnail_401000.jpg","/articles/6617303/Georgia/House-committee-hears-bill-to-ban-algorithmic-rentsetting-amid-DOJ-investigations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6617303-3cdd662e73efb85dbf7c4864172997e8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770842764&Signature=OHVwjXTQ9ksjneB4gYjlu6JP6xVnBg8A3aYh6SfEPJf40MClGUgDN~LM--OLE2NG57HZUwC9AYU1D4XITpuLE56C3BceIijWX-2RrGdUVZZNpFaeoU26iDfcYTNILkii3N7KL7ZvzlIKMtzuqCurQl70cNS5EkBCRHJtAIwboDzYWrfDSnzg4j0m4eIDgm-zTjKV-quomQJgLPbVJt9b4dfxovm34H7QdxeKbjyXyqMEv95RvXS1F72D9Ukbr~kAYGjSVVnep-qf78PQMdon3S89jpt~IzMer4Ooupt3jSOkFvauzKyq~20YLs5sop7VnfH9HhnRCabWSk8FXZfjaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Gabriel Sanchez, sponsor of House Bill 679, told the House Judiciary Committee that the bill would ban the use of algorithmic software that helps set rental prices when the software is used by multiple landlords in the same market.

\"They created an algorithmic software to set rental prices, and they sell that software to landlords competing in the same market,\" Representative Gabriel Sanchez said, describing allegations centered on RealPage and related platforms. \"This bill ... codifies into law that this practice of using algorithmic software ... cannot be used to set rental prices.\"

The bill, as presented, would invalidate contracts that use software to recommend rents across landlords in the same market and includes a carve‑out for federal, state or local affordable‑housing programs.

Why it matters: witnesses told the panel the practice can raise rents and harm low‑income renters. Kimberly Diemer, a resident identified in testimony as a concerned citizen, appealed to members' sense of fairness and dignity: \"HB 679 presents a crucial opportunity to take a stand against the price fixing practices that disproportionately affect working families,\" she said.

Frank Beauvais, a retired epidemiologist who cited academic and federal reports, linked rising rents to worse health outcomes for tenants. \"When rents rise, health related spending is crowded out,\" Beauvais said, summarizing research that associates higher housing costs with delayed care and greater stress.

Speakers representing tenant and housing‑justice groups described local impacts. Nathan Justice of Housing Justice League said he had been personally affected and that, according to allegations in the Department of Justice action, companies including Greystar and Camden shared leasing and renewal information. \"I've been a victim of this collusion,\" Justice said.

Industry and real‑estate witnesses urged caution about the bill's language. Jeff Ledford of the Georgia Realtors said the bill's definition of a \"price‑fixing function\" could sweep in ordinary market research. He warned that using publicly available historical pricing or market data, or advising a prospective investor based on that data, \"could put me in violation of this,\" he said, and urged refinement to avoid unintentionally criminalizing standard business practices.

Representative Sanchez answered that the bill requires three elements before a violation would occur: the collection of data, computational analysis using machine‑learning or similar software, and recommendations of specific rental prices or renewal terms to landlords. \"You have to meet all three of those in order for it to be a violation,\" he said.

There was no committee vote on HB 679 at the hearing; the bill was presented for review and public comment.

Ending: Committee members said they would continue discussions over the coming weeks; sponsors and stakeholders signaled an intention to work on definitions and carve‑outs aimed at targeting coordinated algorithmic pricing while trying to avoid unintended consequences for ordinary market analysis.","Lawmakers heard testimony supporting House Bill 679, the End Rental Price Fixing Act, which would bar landlords from using algorithmic software to set rents in ways the bill’s sponsor and witnesses say can amount to collusion. Supporters cited Justice Department actions and academic studies; opponents warned of definitional and enforcement risks.","actionData","errors"]

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