GA SB 416
died on adjournment"Stop Online Booking Scams Act"; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 416 pass?
No. GA SB 416 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 (2026-01-27): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 416 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to prohibit third-party hotel booking websites from misrepresenting their affiliations with hotels; to designate such misrepresentation as an unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practice; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 416?
Sonya Halpern, Jason Anavitarte, Drew Echols and 4 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 416.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to prohibit third-party hotel booking websites from misrepresenting their affiliations with hotels; to designate such misrepresentation as an unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practice; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-16
- Latest action
- 2026-01-27 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Sonya Halpernprimary
- Jason Anavitarteprimary
- Drew Echolsprimary
- Harold Jones IIprimary
- Freddie Powell Simsprimary
- Kim Jacksonprimary
- Elena Parentprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-16
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-01-27
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As introduced LC 59 0212Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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