Georgia Senate Bill 74

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Passed on May 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-01 - Effective Date 2023-05-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 10, 15, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, courts, and torts, respectively, so as to require the disclosure of the nature and practices of businesses that provide legal services; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to prohibit misrepresentations in advertising; to conform a cross-reference; to provide for violations; to prohibit false advertising related to legal services; to prohibit persons ineligible to provide legal services from holding themselves out as attorneys; to provide liability for the misrepresentation of the practice of law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Commerce and Trade, Courts, and Torts; the disclosure of the nature and practices of businesses that provide legal services; require

Sen. Blake Tillery [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]
Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Frank Ginn [R]
Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. Colton Moore [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]
Sen. Shelly Echols [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]
Rep. James Burchett [R]

2023-03-27 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #325 (Y: 44 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #324 (Y: 11 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Motion To Reconsider Amendment #1a: Senate Vote #323 (Y: 15 N: 40 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Adoption Of Amend #1a By Sen From The 50th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 46th: Senate Vote #322 (Y: 34 N: 20 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - House - Passage: House Vote #288 (Y: 158 N: 5 NV: 5 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #134 (Y: 54 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-01		Effective Date 2023-05-01
2023-05-01		Act 77
2023-05-01	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2023-03-23	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-23	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-08	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-07	House	House First Readers
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-01	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-02	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-01	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63931
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213454
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216271
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216991
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219030
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219952
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216983
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219741
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219710
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219507
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63931#21254
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63931#21448
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63931#21560
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63931#21561
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63931#21562
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63931#21563