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| Bill | Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; to provide for procedures for placing and lifting such holds; to no longer require independent credit reports to be obtained from a consumer reporting agency as defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; to provide for procedures for cease and desist orders for unregistered persons providing litigation finance; to provide for judicial hearings to review department decisions regarding litigation finance; to provide for registrant disclosures; to provide for definitions; to make conforming changes; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 945 | Georgia HB 945 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 945 (2025_26) — Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; to provide for procedures for placing and lifting such holds; to no longer require independent credit reports to be obtained from a consumer reporting agency as defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; to provide for procedures for cease and desist orders for unregistered persons providing litigation finance; to provide for judicial hearings to review department decisions regarding litigation finance; to provide for registrant disclosures; to provide for definitions; to make conforming changes; to provide for construction; 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.
- HB 945/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 62 0256/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 62 0310S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 62 0310S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen Floor Amend 1 (committee substitute) — source
- Sen Floor Amend 1A (committee substitute) — source
- Sen Floor Amend 1B (committee substitute) — source
- Sen Floor Amend 1C (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #701 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 50–0 (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #699 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 27–22 (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #696 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 43–3 (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #698 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 21–28 (fail) · upper
- House Vote #481 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 161–5 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #697 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 17–31 (fail) · upper
- Senate Vote #700 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 9–41 (fail) · upper
Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Johnny Chastain — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-12 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-01-13 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-01-14 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-02 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-06 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-02-06 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2026-02-09 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-02-20 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-24 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-03-10 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-11 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-11 Act 478
executive-signature - 2026-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b07b5ca1-8283-47df-ae20-6a3b22050c23. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).