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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 and Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, and depositions and discovery under the \"Georgia Civil Practice Act,\" respectively, so as to regulate third-party litigation financing practices in this state; to provide a short title; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 69"
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citation: "Georgia SB 69 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BANKING AND FINANCE", "CIVIL PRACTICE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Ed Setzler", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-01-30"
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last_action: "2026-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05d303bf-8e13-4156-b218-353705490f0f"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "a8e35f3640ae3098df3fc246edacf1c3598f6a2ecaa0c08eefd6123767f94c80"
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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 69 (2025_26) — "Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 and Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, and depositions and discovery under the "Georgia Civil Practice Act," respectively, so as to regulate third-party litigation financing practices in this state; to provide a short title; 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 Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234359.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 49 2160-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230895.pdf)
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3. **LC 49 2385S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237450.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 2394S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237554.pdf)
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5. **SB 69/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238603.pdf)
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6. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0263** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238083.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #323 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **98–69** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #104 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #336 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #360 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **120–42** (pass) · lower
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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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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — 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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- 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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- Mike Hodges — 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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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — 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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- **2025-01-30** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-12** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2025-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-21** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-21** Act 10 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-01-01** 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/05d303bf-8e13-4156-b218-353705490f0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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