---
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).