---
type: "Bill"
title: "Contracts; new chapter that provides for notice of automatic renewal provisions in service contracts; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to enact a new chapter that provides for notice of automatic renewal provisions in service contracts; to provide for notice to a consumer prior to the automatic renewal of a service contract; to provide for definitions; to provide for exemptions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 234"
citation: "Georgia HB 234 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carl Epps", "Edward Lindsey", "Lynn Smith", "Matt Ramsey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2013-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c91e587b-7d36-47b9-8de3-9a5e2b6eb626"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b3eb822608c5a8289e6801e5b908f5fa8bbfa0b720ebcfd006324b4240064417"
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 HB 234 (2013_14) — Contracts; new chapter that provides for notice of automatic renewal provisions in service contracts; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to enact a new chapter that provides for notice of automatic renewal provisions in service contracts; to provide for notice to a consumer prior to the automatic renewal of a service contract; to provide for definitions; to provide for exemptions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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. **HB 234/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/137006.pdf)
2. **LC 39 0351/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130002.pdf)
3. **SCSFA to HB 234** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/134340.pdf)
4. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 0428S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132752.pdf)
5. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 40 0057** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/134330.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **167–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carl Epps — primary (person)
- Edward Lindsey — primary (person)
- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-06** House Hopper
- **2013-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2013-03-13** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2013-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-03-20** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2013-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2013-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-07** Act 330 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c91e587b-7d36-47b9-8de3-9a5e2b6eb626`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).