Kemp to decide fate of bill allowing Georgia property owners to sue over homelessness, immigration

By: Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 711

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Georgia General Assembly, in the final hour of this year’s lawmaking session, gave final passage to a measure allowing property owners to sue local governments for failing to enforce laws related to homelessness and immigration.

The measure only applies if a local government has a “policy, pattern, or practice” of failing to follow the state’s ban on immigration sanctuary policies or enforce laws against illegal camping, loitering, panhandling, shoplifting or public drug use.

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