---
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).