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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008,\"; issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return; authorize"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the \"Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008,\" so as to authorize the issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return to investors, customers, or clients sums paid in connection with securities purchases; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 284"
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citation: "Georgia SB 284 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COMMERCE AND TRADE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Clint Dixon", "Harold Jones II", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Matt Brass", "Sonya Halpern"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-26"
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last_action: "2026-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5df82ca-6a50-4535-914d-09813a2695ad"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "c5879617bac280720762ad3f92fc8bce627665ef6ad4eadbc126e5872c36c25c"
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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 284 (2025_26) — "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008,"; issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return; authorize
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008," so as to authorize the issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return to investors, customers, or clients sums paid in connection with securities purchases; 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 Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235646.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 55 0536** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234235.pdf)
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3. **LC 47 4222S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246581.pdf)
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4. **SB 284/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248141.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #838 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #735 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **155–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #212 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **54–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-28** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2025-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-04** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-19** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-22** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-22** Act 377 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-22** 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/f5df82ca-6a50-4535-914d-09813a2695ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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