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GA HB 240

enacted

Mortgage lenders and brokers; prohibit unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions related to mortgage trigger leads

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 240 pass?

Yes. GA HB 240 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-13. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Effective Date

What is GA HB 240 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 and Article 13 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Fair Business Practices Act and licensing of mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers, respectively, so as to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions related to mortgage trigger leads; to provide for definitions; to provide for a remedy; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 240?

Noel Williams, Jr., Jason Ridley, Trey Rhodes and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 240.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 and Article 13 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Fair Business Practices Act and licensing of mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers, respectively, so as to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions related to mortgage trigger leads; to provide for definitions; to provide for a remedy; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-04
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Effective Date
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Noel Williams, Jr.primary
  • Jason Ridleyprimary
  • Trey Rhodesprimary
  • Demetrius Douglasprimary
  • Scott Hiltonprimary
  • Will Wadeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-05

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-02-20

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-28

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  6. 2025-02-28

    House Passed/Adopted

    passage

  7. 2025-03-03

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-03-13

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-03-18

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-03-31

    Senate Tabled

  11. 2025-03-31

    Senate Taken from Table

  12. 2025-03-31

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  13. 2025-03-31

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  14. 2025-04-07

    House Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  15. 2025-05-13

    House Date Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  16. 2025-05-13

    Act 177

    executive-signature

  17. 2025-05-13

    Effective Date

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House Vote #121 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-02-28 · pass · 165-0

    Member-level votes (165)
    • ADESANYA: yes
    • ADEYINA: yes
    • ALEXANDER: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: yes
    • BAKER: yes
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BALLINGER: yes
    • BARNES: yes
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: other
    • BECKLES: yes
    • BELL: yes
    • BENNETT: other
    • BERRY: yes
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: yes
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: yes
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: yes
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • CANNON: other
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: other
    • CARTER: yes
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: yes
    • COOPER: other
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: yes
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: yes
    • DAVIS: yes
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: yes
    • DRAPER: yes
    • DRENNER: yes
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: yes
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: yes
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: yes
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: yes
    • GILLIARD: yes
    • GLAIZE: yes
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: other
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HEFFNER: yes
    • HENDERSON: yes
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: yes
    • HITCHENS: yes
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: yes
    • HOLLY: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: yes
    • HUTCHINSON: other
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: other
    • JONES: yes
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: yes
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: other
    • LIM: yes
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: yes
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: yes
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: yes
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: yes
    • MITCHELL: yes
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: yes
    • MYLES: yes
    • NEAL: yes
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: yes
    • OLALEYE: yes
    • OLIVER: yes
    • O'STEEN: yes
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: yes
    • PARK: other
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: yes
    • REESE: yes
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • ROMMAN: yes
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: yes
    • SANCHEZ: yes
    • SANTOS: yes
    • SCHOFIELD: yes
    • SCOGGINS: yes
    • SCOTT: yes
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SHARPER: yes
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: other
    • TARVIN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: yes
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: other
    • WIEDOWER: yes
    • WILKERSON: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: yes
    • YEARTA: yes
  • Senate Vote #378 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-31 · pass · 51-1

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: other
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: other
    • MALLOW: other
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: other

Related bills

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