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type: "Bill"
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title: "Commerce and Trade, Courts, and Torts; the disclosure of the nature and practices of businesses that provide legal services; require"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 10, 15, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, courts, and torts, respectively, so as to require the disclosure of the nature and practices of businesses that provide legal services; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to prohibit misrepresentations in advertising; to conform a cross-reference; to provide for violations; to prohibit false advertising related to legal services; to prohibit persons ineligible to provide legal services from holding themselves out as attorneys; to provide liability for the misrepresentation of the practice of law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 74"
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citation: "Georgia SB 74 (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: ["Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "Frank Ginn", "John F. Kennedy", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Mike Dugan", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2023-02-01"
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last_action: "2023-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8cd1077-f19d-430f-b471-2b6d922101fd"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9bf0507203c6a5e8ae6b53cb255c748d5a3bbe6d0fae0e793362d54799c9353e"
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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 74 (2023_24) — Commerce and Trade, Courts, and Torts; the disclosure of the nature and practices of businesses that provide legal services; require
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 10, 15, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, courts, and torts, respectively, so as to require the disclosure of the nature and practices of businesses that provide legal services; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to prohibit misrepresentations in advertising; to conform a cross-reference; to provide for violations; to prohibit false advertising related to legal services; to prohibit persons ineligible to provide legal services from holding themselves out as attorneys; to provide liability for the misrepresentation of the practice of law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 5422** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213454.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216991.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 44 2325S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216271.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216983.pdf)
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5. **Floor amend 1 AM 36 0959** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219507.pdf)
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6. **Floor amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219710.pdf)
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7. **LC 36 5594S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219030.pdf)
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8. **SB 74/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219952.pdf)
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9. **Sen floor amend 1B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219741.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #322 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **34–20** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #324 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **11–45** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #134 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #288 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–5** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #323 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **15–40** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #325 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–12** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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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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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — 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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- **2023-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-21** 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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- **2023-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** Act 77 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** 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/d8cd1077-f19d-430f-b471-2b6d922101fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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