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type: "Bill"
title: "Property; dispossessory proceedings; require applications for execution of a writ of possession be made within 30 days of issuance of the writ unless good cause is shown"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as require applications for execution of a writ of possession be made within 30 days of the issuance of the writ unless good cause is shown; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 492"
citation: "Georgia HB 492 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Beth Moore", "Bonnie Rich", "Matthew Wilson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a274dc3-fceb-4ec6-a348-ad97f03433b7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f99a71a44fdd04193db8390dea814dc782bd0d30253c10d3154b7763e0eeb8f3"
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 492 (2019_20) — Property; dispossessory proceedings; require applications for execution of a writ of possession be made within 30 days of issuance of the writ unless good cause is shown
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as require applications for execution of a writ of possession be made within 30 days of the issuance of the writ unless good cause is shown; to provide for related matters; 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 492/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187656.pdf)
2. **LC 41 1911S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183891.pdf)
3. **LC 41 1911S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183515.pdf)
4. **LC 47 0104/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182869.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 48 0117S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185200.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Beth Moore — primary (person)
- Bonnie Rich — primary (person)
- Matthew Wilson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-26** House Hopper
- **2019-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-03-01** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-03-05** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Tabled
- **2019-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2019-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2019-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2019-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2019-04-11** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-06** Act 230 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a274dc3-fceb-4ec6-a348-ad97f03433b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).