GA HB508 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on May 2 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-02 - Effective Date 2022-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on May 2 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-02 - Effective Date 2022-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 provide protections for commercial recordings, musical performances, and audiovisual works; to prohibit the deceptive practice of musical performance groups advertising and appearing as the recording group without the recording group's permission or denoting that it is a salute or tribute performance; to provide for definitions; to specify violations; to require certain websites or online services to properly identify third-party commercial recordings or audiovisual works; to provide for definitions; to provide for civil and criminal penalties and causes of action; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Commerce and trade; commercial recordings, musical performances, and audiovisual works; provide protections
Sponsors
| Rep. Kasey Carpenter [R] | Rep. Houston Gaines [R] | Rep. Beth Moore [D] | Rep. Albert Reeves [R] |
| Rep. Spencer Frye [D] | Sen. Tyler Harper [R] |
Roll Calls
2022-04-01 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #788 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-03 - House - Passage: House Vote #595 (Y: 164 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2022-03-03 - House - Passage: House Vote #595 (Y: 164 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 12) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-02 | Effective Date 2022-07-01 | |
| 2022-05-02 | Act 744 | |
| 2022-05-02 | House | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 2022-04-06 | House | House Sent to Governor |
| 2022-04-01 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 2022-04-01 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2022-03-21 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2022-03-18 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2022-03-04 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2022-03-03 | House | House Passed/Adopted |
| 2022-03-03 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2022-02-24 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2021-02-22 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2021-02-18 | House | House First Readers |
| 2021-02-17 | House | House Hopper |
