SB 153 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025
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LC 39 4674S/hss SB 153/AP* · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill primarily updates the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to correct errors, modernize language, and repeal obsolete sections. The changes include fixing typos (such as 'health' instead of 'heath'), updating terminology to be more inclusive (e.g., 'his or her' instead of 'their'), and clarifying legal definitions regarding telecommunications and business practices.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on codification and legal revision; no new substantive policies, funding, or eligibility criteria were introduced.
TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in the housing accountability program section, changing 'heath' to 'health'.

Updated language in banking and finance sections to specify 'telephone number' and 'facsimile number' instead of the broader terms 'telephone' and 'facsimile'.

Adjusted phrasing in the housing section from 'At minimum,' to 'At a minimum,' for grammatical consistency.

Replaced the singular 'their' with 'his or her' in several banking sections to align with specific legal definitions of license holders.

Updated advertising definitions to change 'Internet search engine ad' to 'internet search engine advertisement' for consistency.

Removed the House Committee's substitute text and replaced it with the version as passed by the Senate.

DEFINITION

Changed the term 'resulting acquirer' to 'resulting merchant acquirer' in the Business Corporation Code to clarify the definition of a party taking over business assets.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2025 · House Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

501
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 55
Feb 28, 2025
D Democratic22
20 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican33
30 Yea 1 Nay 2
90% 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 14, 2025
Signed into law
Act 371
upper
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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