Torts; abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; create a cause of action
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Moved
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and abusive litigation, so as to create a cause of action for abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and abusive litigation, so as to create a cause of action for abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; to provide factors for evaluating a claim of abusive website access litigation; to provide for a rebuttable presumption when corrective action is taken after receiving notice
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 26, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 26, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 3, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 4, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 6, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 9, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Tabled · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Taken from Table · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 458 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kelley, TreyWilliamson, BruceEfstration, ChuckOliver, Mary MargaretSmith, Tyler PaulStrickland, Brian
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 50, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-06 · yea 144, nay 22, notVoting 5, excused 9
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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