2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB327: Organized Retail Crime Prevention Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to prevent organized retail crime; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for certain record-keeping and reporting requirements for the sale and purchase of stored value cards; to provide for certain record-keeping and reporting requirements for the sale of goods by third-party sellers on online marketplaces; to provide for penalties for failure to comply; to provide for confidentiality; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to theft, so as to define certain terms relating to retail property fencing, shoplifting, and refund fraud; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/8/2021
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/9/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/5/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/8/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/8/2021
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/9/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/25/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/25/2021
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/31/2021
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/31/2021
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/31/2021
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/31/2021
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/4/2021
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/4/2021
Act 163
5/4/2021
Effective Date 2021-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #380
3/31/2021
43
Yea
3
Nay
6
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree Sen Sub: House Vote #427
3/31/2021
102
Yea
63
Nay
10
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #239
3/8/2021
120
Yea
48
Nay
4
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/4/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197031.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197020.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197020.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197029.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197019.9 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197020.7 KB