"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; regulation of referral agencies for assisted living communities and personal care homes; provide
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Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to provide for regulation of referral agencies for assisted living communities and personal care homes;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to provide for regulation of referral agencies for assisted living communities and personal care homes; to provide for disclosures to prospective residents and acknowledgments of receipt; to provide for charging and collection of fees; to require verification of licensing of assisted living communities and personal care ho
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Where it is
Senate Hopper · Jan 29, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 2, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 9, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 10, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 18, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 19, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 510 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-19 · yea 168, nay 0, notVoting 7, excused 5
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-06 · yea 53, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 0
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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