Selling and other Trade Practices; requirements for earned wage access services; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide requirements for earned wage access services; to provide for fees that may be charged for such services; to provide that earned wage access payments are nonrecourse and are not loans; to provide that permitted fees are not interest; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Last action Feb 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023
How they voted
28–22
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic22
81% Nay
R
Republican30
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
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