Contracts; convenience fees for payment by electronic means; revise provisions
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding contracts, so as to revise provisions regarding convenience fees for payment by electronic means;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
House Hopper · Feb 4, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 5, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 6, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 20, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 27, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 28, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 27, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 27, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 305 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Rhodes, TreyWilliams, Jr., NoelDouglas, DemetriusChastain, JohnnyBarrett, CarterWade, WillStill, Shawn
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-27 · yea 53, nay 3, notVoting 0, excused 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-27 · yea 160, nay 3, notVoting 4, excused 13
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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