2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB529: Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to provide consumers with the option of having service contracts that contain automatic renewal provisions terminate after their specified period rather than being subject to the automatic renewal provision; to provide requirements relating to the exercise of such option; to revise the application of notice and disclosure requirements relating to automatic renewals in service contracts; to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to revise the application of requirements relating to online automatic renewals and continuous service offers; to provide for construction; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #265
3/6/2025
169
Yea
2
Nay
2
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs(Senate)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/2025100.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/2025104.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/3/2025100.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/27/2025101.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/20/2025102.5 KB