2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB73: Telephone Services; class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to telephone service, so as to provide for class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for actions and damages against persons and entities on whose behalf such provisions were violated; to provide for and prohibit certain defenses in such actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/1/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/2/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/8/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/9/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/15/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/15/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
2/16/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/21/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/20/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
Senate
3/7/2024
House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
Senate Insisted
Senate
3/13/2024
House Insisted
House of Representatives
3/14/2024
Senate Conference Committee Appointed 19th, 31st, 52nd
Senate
3/18/2024
House Conference Committee Appointed 18th, 121st, 4th
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
House Conference Committee Report Adopted
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
Senate
4/4/2024
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/6/2024
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/6/2024
Act 605

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor amend 1 LC 54 0032

4/17/2023Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Floor amend 1 AM 36 0909

2/15/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Adopt Ccr: House Vote #804
3/26/2024
167
Yea
4
Nay
3
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Adopt Conference Committee Report #2: Senate Vote #818
3/26/2024
50
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #394
3/29/2023
53
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #284
3/23/2023
162
Yea
7
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #50
2/15/2023
56
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/6/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/1/202497.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/26/202495.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/21/2024103.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/23/202321.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/20/202321.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/15/202322.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/8/202321.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/1/202322.3 KB