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Sponsor says Squatter Reform Act will protect property owners; members ask about effects on families in extended-stay motels

Georgia General Assembly – Committee Session · March 31, 2026

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Summary

Representative Seabaugh presented a substitute for SB 463 rebranded as the Squatter Reform Act to close loopholes used to unlawfully occupy properties; members cited Southern Poverty Law Center estimates of families in extended-stay motels and asked if the bill could make some families homeless.

Representative Seabaugh (Representative) presented Senate Bill 463 as a House substitute that replaces the original language with provisions of the "Squatter Reform Act." He said the legislation "closes dangerous loopholes that have allowed criminals to unlawfully occupy homes, businesses,…

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