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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Property; revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to lis pendens, so as to revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "HB 444"
+citation: "Georgia HB 444 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Deborah Silcox", "Doug Stoner", "Matt Reeves", "Stacey Evans", "Stan Gunter"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-02-15"
+last_action: "2023-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0c53853-85bd-4d5a-ba03-8e9d5314a8e2"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "99a3f5241f3257f9c3b76d3515c35fab2751ee8d911e332fa24f9e8f5d5ab9f7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 444 (2023_24) — Property; revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to lis pendens, so as to revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 444/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220476.pdf)
+2. **LC 49 1253/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214877.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House Vote #85 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #399 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
+- Doug Stoner — primary (person)
+- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
+- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
+- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-15** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2023-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2023-02-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2023-02-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-27** Senate Tabled
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Taken from Table
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2023-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-04** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-04** Act 338 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-07-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0c53853-85bd-4d5a-ba03-8e9d5314a8e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+