Georgia Legislative Watch

HB196 - Consumer reporting agencies; identical report to consumer and creditor; require
Sponsored by: Smith,Bob 113th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions, so as to require that consumer reporting agencies automatically provide a consumer the identical report provided to a potential creditor who makes an inquiry concerning the consumer’s file with such agency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB62 - Georgia Crime Information Center; provide certain conditions for requesting criminal history records
Sponsored by: Mullis,Jeff 53rd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure and dissemination of records by the Georgia Crime Information Center to public agencies and political subdivisions and responsibility and liability of the issuing center, so as to provide certain conditions for requesting criminal history records; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB59 - Social Networking Website; illegal for owner to allow minor to create/maintain profile; provide for penalties
Sponsored by: Staton,Cecil 18th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forgery and fraudulent practices, so as to provide definitions; to provide that it shall be illegal for the owner or operator of a social networking website to allow a minor using a protected computer to create or maintain a profile web page on a social networking website without the permission of the minor’s parent or guardian and without providing such parent or guardian access to such profile web page; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB130 - Identity theft; security freezes; definitions; provisions
Sponsored by: Hill,Calvin 21st

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relative to protection from identity theft, so as to provide for security freezes; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures for placing, removing, and temporarily lifting a security freeze; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.