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+type: "Bill"
+title: "\"Georgia Door-to-Door Sales Act\"; enact"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, related to sales under the commercial code, so as to enact the \"Georgia Door-to-Door Sales Act\"; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to require sellers to furnish to buyers receipts and copies of any contracts; to require sellers to provide notice of how to cancel a sale; to restrict certain door-to-door sales; to regulate the use of certain forms and notices; to provide for certain exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "SB 149"
+citation: "Georgia SB 149 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brian Strickland", "Jason Esteves", "John Albers", "Josh McLaurin", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-02-09"
+last_action: "2023-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f59a22bc-095d-4175-9e03-50349b22c6e0"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "6c93fcac8c405cf71f756c0e921e73167316870251ba48bef31d993ccf67c526"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia SB 149 (2023_24) — "Georgia Door-to-Door Sales Act"; enact
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, related to sales under the commercial code, so as to enact the "Georgia Door-to-Door Sales Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to require sellers to furnish to buyers receipts and copies of any contracts; to require sellers to provide notice of how to cancel a sale; to restrict certain door-to-door sales; to regulate the use of certain forms and notices; to provide for certain exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As introduced LC 36 5431** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214273.pdf)
+2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216420.pdf)
+3. **Committee sub LC 36 5488S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215183.pdf)
+4. **LC 55 0055S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217822.pdf)
+5. **SB 149/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218989.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House Vote #256 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **160–1** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #271 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–2** (pass) · upper
+- Senate Vote #94 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–3** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
+- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
+- John Albers — primary (person)
+- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
+- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
+- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
+- Matt Brass — primary (person)
+- Max Burns — primary (person)
+- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
+- Sam Watson — primary (person)
+- Shawn Still — primary (person)
+- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-09** Senate Hopper `introduction`
+- **2023-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2023-02-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2023-03-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-16** House Postponed
+- **2023-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2023-03-21** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
+- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03** Act 263 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-07-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f59a22bc-095d-4175-9e03-50349b22c6e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+