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GA HB 566

withdrawn

NO FAKES Act of 2025; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 566 pass?

No. GA HB 566 was withdrawn on 2026-02-25 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA HB 566 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to enact the "NO FAKES Act of 2025"; to protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; to provide for the characteristics of a right to use the voice or visual likeness in a digital replica; to provide for licensing and transferability of a right; to require the Secretary of State to maintain a directory of designated agents; to provide for civil liability for the unauthorized use of a digital replica; to provide for penalties; to bar liability arising from retroactive application of this Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 566?

Soo Hong, Todd Jones, Kasey Carpenter and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 566.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to enact the "NO FAKES Act of 2025"; to protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; to provide for the characteristics of a right to use the voice or visual likeness in a digital replica; to provide for licensing and transferability of a right; to require the Secretary of State to maintain a directory of designated agents; to provide for civil liability for the unauthorized use of a digital replica; to provide for penalties; to bar liability arising from retroactive application of this Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-02-25 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Soo Hongprimary
  • Todd Jonesprimary
  • Kasey Carpenterprimary
  • Spencer Fryeprimary
  • Stan Gunterprimary
  • Eric Bellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-24

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-26

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-03-03

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

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  5. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

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  6. 2026-02-25

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70646

Attribution

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