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+type: "Bill"
+title: "\"Combating Organized Retail Crime Act\"; enact"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 36 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online marketplace requirements, so as to revise certain definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "SB 472"
+citation: "Georgia SB 472 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Gloria Butler", "Harold Jones II", "Jason Esteves", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Matt Brass", "Randy Robertson", "Steve Gooch"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-02-08"
+last_action: "2024-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0797e8fb-5aee-4e40-820b-072c5b1754e5"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "3b923957437ad319c214c46556223c39ad02952192ae894fbcff725087b7a27c"
+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 472 (2023_24) — "Combating Organized Retail Crime Act"; enact
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 36 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online marketplace requirements, so as to revise certain definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; 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 5724** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223380.pdf)
+2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226242.pdf)
+3. **SB 472/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228444.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House Vote #732 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #618 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
+- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
+- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
+- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
+- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
+- John Albers — primary (person)
+- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
+- Matt Brass — primary (person)
+- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
+- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-08** Senate Hopper `introduction`
+- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-29** Senate Tabled
+- **2024-02-29** Senate Taken from Table
+- **2024-02-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2024-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2024-03-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2024-03-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2024-04-02** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2024-05-06** Act 564 `executive-signature`
+- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0797e8fb-5aee-4e40-820b-072c5b1754e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+