2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB213: "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," commercial cheating services that target students and examinees seeking a professional license as an unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practice; ban

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to ban commercial cheating services that target students and examinees seeking a professional license as an unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practice; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/28/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
Senate
3/10/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 1 AM 60 0005

3/6/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #373
3/31/2025
155
Yea
7
Nay
5
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #200
3/6/2025
53
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/1/202581.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/202581.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/20/202577.2 KB