Every Georgian deserves to feel safe behind their own front door. Florida, Virginia, and Nevada have already passed Miya’s Law with overwhelming bipartisan support. Now it is Georgia’s turn.
Georgia’s Safe at Home Act of 2024 was a critical first step for habitability. But it does not address who can enter your apartment, or who is issued a master key to your home. Miya’s Law closes that gap.
In every state that has taken up Miya’s Law, it has passed with overwhelming support from Democrats and Republicans, and been signed into law by the sitting governor.
Renter households protected
Senate Bill 898 (Miya’s Law)
Signed June 27, 2022
Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R). Passed with full bipartisan support.
Renter households protected
HB 160 (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act)
Effective January 1, 2024
Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (R). Unanimous vote in the General Assembly and Senate.
Renter households protected
Senate Bill 114 (Miya’s Law)
Signed August 4, 2025
Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (R). Unanimously passed in both legislative chambers.
Renter households protected across three states
Americans sleeping safer because of Miya’s Law
Add your name to the thousands of Georgians already standing with Miya’s family. Every signature strengthens the case we bring to the Gold Dome.
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These are the decision makers whose voices carry the most weight on whether Miya’s Law becomes Georgia law. Click any name to send them a message using our template letter.
Representative Imani Barnes (D-Tucker) is formally introducing Miya's Law in the 2027 legislative session. Thank her, and ask her to keep leading.
House District 86 | Tucker
Introducing Miya’s Law in the 2027 Georgia General Assembly session. Your champion in the House.
Executive Office | Signs bills into law
Every state that has passed Miya’s Law was signed by a Republican governor. Kemp’s endorsement changes the whole game.
House District 159 | Newington
The most powerful person in the Georgia House. Controls whether Miya’s Law gets a floor vote.
Presides over the Georgia State Senate
Presides over the Senate and shapes what reaches the floor. His public support is a green light for Senate leadership.
Senate District 20 | Perry
Second-most-powerful voice in the Senate. Sets tone for what the majority takes up.
House District 8 | Blairsville
Miya’s Law will land first on his desk. If Chairman Gunter schedules a hearing, the bill moves. If he doesn’t, it doesn’t.
Senate District 42 | McDonough
The Senate mirror to Chairman Gunter. Miya’s Law needs his committee’s hearing to reach the Senate floor.
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Dear [Senator or Representative last name],
My name is [your name] and I am your constituent in [your city]. I am writing to ask you to support Miya’s Law when it is introduced in the 2027 Georgia General Assembly session by Representative Imani Barnes.
Miya’s Law is a common-sense tenant safety bill named after Miya Marcano, a 19-year-old college student who was murdered inside her own apartment by a maintenance worker who used a master key. This bill would require criminal background checks that screen across all 50 states, sex offender registry screening, 24-hour notice before landlord entry, key control logs, and automatic disqualification for staff convicted of violent felonies.
Miya’s Law has already passed in Florida, Virginia, and Nevada. Every one of those laws passed with bipartisan support. Every one was signed by a Republican governor. Tenant safety is not a partisan issue. It is a human one.
Georgia has more than 1.4 million renter households. Every one of those Georgians, whether students, seniors, working families, or single parents, deserves the same protections our neighbors already have.
I am asking you today to co-sponsor Miya’s Law, to speak in favor of it in your caucus, and to vote yes when it reaches the floor. Please stand with Miya’s family, and with the Georgia renters who are counting on you.
Respectfully,
[Your name]
[Your city, GA]
With your help, Georgia will be the fourth state to say every renter deserves to feel safe behind their own front door. Add your name today.
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