Georgia Senate Bill 81

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 14 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-14 - Effective Date 2025-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 22 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicle franchise practices, so as provide for protection of consumer data in motor vehicle sales or lease transactions by affiliates of franchisors, manufacturers, and distributors; to amend Code Section 40-2-39 of the O.C.G.A., relating to registration and licensing of new motor vehicle dealers, temporary site permits, administrative fines, and penalty, so as to provide for activities which qualify as activity as a new motor vehicle dealer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices; protection of consumer data in motor vehicle sales; provide

Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]	Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]
Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Ed Harbison [D]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]

2025-03-13 - House - Passage: House Vote #274 (Y: 165 N: 5 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-02-18 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #60 (Y: 52 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-14		Effective Date 2025-07-01
2025-05-14		Act 282
2025-05-14	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-07	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2025-03-13	House	House Passed/Adopted
2025-03-13	House	House Third Readers
2025-02-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-20	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-19	House	House First Readers
2025-02-18	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-02-18	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-02-13	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-02-12	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-03	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69809
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/231025
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232180
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232696
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236165
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232587
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69809#24803
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69809#25204