Commerce and trade; commercial recordings, musical performances, and audiovisual works; provide protections
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide protections for commercial recordings, musical performances, and audiovisual works; to prohibit the deceptive practice of musical performance groups advertising and appearing as the recording group without the recording group's permission or denoting that it is a salute or tribute performance; to provide for definitions; to specify violations; to require certain websites or online services to properly identify third-party commercial recordings or audiovisual works; to provide for definitions; to provide for civil and criminal penalties and causes of action; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 17, 2021
Signed May 2, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
Act 744
upper
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bert Reeves
RRepublican
P
Beth Moore
DDemocratic
P
Houston Gaines
RRepublican
P
Kasey Carpenter
RRepublican
P
Spencer Frye
DDemocratic
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