Commerce and Trade, Courts, and Torts; the disclosure of the nature and practices of businesses that provide legal services; require
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
50–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic22
95% Yea
R
Republican30
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Act 77
upper
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Bo Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
Colton Moore
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Shelly Echols
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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