Georgia House Bill 327

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 4 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-04 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Organized Retail Crime Prevention Act; enact

Rep. Martin Momtahan [R]	Rep. Trey Kelley [R]	Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]	Rep. Albert Reeves [R]
Rep. Erick Allen [D]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]

2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Sub: House Vote #427 (Y: 102 N: 63 NV: 10 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #380 (Y: 43 N: 3 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-08 - House - Passage: House Vote #239 (Y: 120 N: 48 NV: 4 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-04		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-05-04		Act 163
2021-05-04	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-07	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2021-03-31	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-31	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-31	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Tabled
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-03-08	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-08	House	House Third Readers
2021-03-05	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-10	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-09	House	House First Readers
2021-02-08	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59392
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196931
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199637
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200102
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201373
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201980
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202459
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59392#18431
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59392#18882
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59392#18787