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GA HB 700

died on adjournment

Commerce and trade; limit amount of surcharges charged by merchants for purchasers using credit cards

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 700 pass?

No. GA HB 700 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-06): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 700 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited use of purchaser's credit card information by merchant, so as to limit the amount of surcharges charged by merchants for purchasers using credit cards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 700?

Solomon Adesanya, Arlene Beckles, Saira Draper are the primary sponsors of GA HB 700.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited use of purchaser's credit card information by merchant, so as to limit the amount of surcharges charged by merchants for purchasers using credit cards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-03-03
Latest action
2025-03-06 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Solomon Adesanyaprimary
  • Arlene Becklesprimary
  • Saira Draperprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-03

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-03-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71067

Attribution

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