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type: "Bill"
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title: "Telephone Services; class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to telephone service, so as to provide for class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for actions and damages against persons and entities on whose behalf such provisions were violated; to provide for and prohibit certain defenses in such actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 73"
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citation: "Georgia SB 73 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "David Lucas", "Derek Mallow", "Donzella James", "Ed Harbison", "Ed Setzler", "Elena Parent", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Greg Dolezal", "Harold Jones II", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jason Esteves", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Josh McLaurin", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Dugan", "Mike Hodges", "Nabilah Islam Parkes", "Nan Orrock", "Nikki Merritt", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sally Harrell", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Sonya Halpern", "Steve Gooch", "Tonya Anderson", "Valencia Seay"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-02-01"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aef35262-49b9-4e01-96ec-8a7a40a3289f"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "68b1ee9592146f48f66bfd2030e7849a83f95c275b93fcc4ffc31be508c22550"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 73 (2023_24) — Telephone Services; class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to telephone service, so as to provide for class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for actions and damages against persons and entities on whose behalf such provisions were violated; to provide for and prohibit certain defenses in such actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 36 5425** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213448.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214821.pdf)
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3. **CCS #2 to SB 73 LC 36 5894S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228837.pdf)
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4. **CCS to SB 73 LC 55 0291S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228292.pdf)
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5. **Committee sub LC 36 5452S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213962.pdf)
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6. **Floor amend 1 AM 36 0909** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214751.pdf)
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7. **Floor amend 1 LC 54 0032** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220395.pdf)
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8. **LC 36 5592S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218653.pdf)
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9. **LC 49 1462S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219199.pdf)
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10. **SB 73/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229140.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #284 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **162–7** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #394 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #804 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–4** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #818 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–3** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #50 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Derek Mallow — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Nabilah Islam Parkes — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Nikki Merritt — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tonya Anderson — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-01** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-09** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-15** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-15** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2024-03-07** House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2024-03-11** Senate Insisted
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- **2024-03-13** House Insisted
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- **2024-03-14** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 19th, 31st, 52nd
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- **2024-03-18** House Conference Committee Appointed 18th, 121st, 4th
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- **2024-03-26** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
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- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 605 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aef35262-49b9-4e01-96ec-8a7a40a3289f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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