Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices; protection of consumer data in motor vehicle sales; provide
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 22 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicle franchise practices, so as provide for protection of consumer data in motor vehicle sales or lease transactions by affiliates of franchisors, manufacturers, and distributors;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 22 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicle franchise practices, so as provide for protection of consumer data in motor vehicle sales or lease transactions by affiliates of franchisors, manufacturers, and distributors; to amend Code Section 40-2-39 of the O.C.G.A., relating to registration and licensing of new motor vehicle dealers, temporary site permits, administrative fines, and penalty, so as to provide for activities w
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Where it is
Senate Hopper · Feb 3, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 4, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 12, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 13, 2025
Senate Third Read · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 18, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 19, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 20, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 26, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 13, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 282 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Brass, MattWalker, III, LarrySummers, CardenKennedy, John F.Jones II, HaroldHarbison, EdPowell, Alan
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-13 · yea 165, nay 5, notVoting 5, excused 5
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-02-18 · yea 52, nay 1, notVoting 0, excused 3
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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