---
type: "Bill"
title: "Identity theft; security freezes for minors; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to identity theft, so as to provide for security freezes for minors; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements for requesting and executing such security freezes; to provide for removal of such security freezes; to provide for fees; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; 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 915"
citation: "Georgia HB 915 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen Peake", "Bruce Williamson", "Josh Clark", "Matt Ramsey", "Stephen Allison", "Timothy Barr"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2015-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c23d98c3-cd63-48ee-860b-e64418053f43"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3070487b6213ab6886ddbd601305d77277c3ba470b231c74a29a22d4104052d4"
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 915 (2013_14) — Identity theft; security freezes for minors; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to identity theft, so as to provide for security freezes for minors; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements for requesting and executing such security freezes; to provide for removal of such security freezes; to provide for fees; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; 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 915/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/144461.pdf)
2. **LC 33 5391/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/138808.pdf)
3. **LC 33 5539S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/141706.pdf)
4. **LC 33 5539S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/141513.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **167–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen Peake — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Josh Clark — primary (person)
- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)
- Stephen Allison — primary (person)
- Timothy Barr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** House Hopper
- **2014-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2014-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2014-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2014-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2014-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2014-03-18** Senate Tabled
- **2014-03-18** Senate Taken from Table
- **2014-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2014-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2014-03-26** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-24** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-24** Act 611 `executive-signature`
- **2015-01-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c23d98c3-cd63-48ee-860b-e64418053f43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).