Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; to provide for procedures for placing and lifting such holds; to no longer require independent credit reports to be obtained from a consumer reporting agency as defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; to provide for procedures for cease and desist orders for unregistered
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
House Hopper · Jan 12, 2026
House First Readers · Jan 13, 2026
House Second Readers · Jan 14, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 2, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 6, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 6, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 9, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 20, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 10, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 10, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 478 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-10 · yea 50, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 4
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT BY THE SEN FROM THE 19TH AS AMENDEDSenate · 2026-03-10 · yea 9, nay 41, notVoting 2, excused 4
ADOPTION OF AMEND #1B BY SEN FROM THE 35TH TO AMEND #1 BY SEN FROM THE 19THSenate · 2026-03-10 · yea 27, nay 22, notVoting 3, excused 4
ADOPTION OF AMEND #1C BY SEN FROM THE 23RD TO AMEND #1 BY SEN FROM THE 19THSenate · 2026-03-10 · yea 21, nay 28, notVoting 3, excused 4
ADOPTION OF AMEND #1A BY SEN FROM THE 14TH TO AMEND #1 BY SEN FROM THE 19THSenate · 2026-03-10 · yea 17, nay 31, notVoting 4, excused 4
MOTION TO RESOLVE DEBATESenate · 2026-03-10 · yea 43, nay 3, notVoting 5, excused 5
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-06 · yea 161, nay 5, notVoting 6, excused 8
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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