HB 504 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce and trade; procedures, conditions, and limitations relative to vehicle value protection agreements; provide

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 for procedures, conditions, and limitations relative to vehicle value protection agreements; to require providers of such agreements maintain certain security or liability insurance policies; to require certain disclosures; to provide for cancellation rights; to provide for refunds; to provide for enforcement; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 39 4621/a → LC 56 0567S/hs · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amendment renumbers the article from 37 to 38 and updates code section numbers from 10-1-950 to 10-1-970 series. The most significant substantive change adds new requirements for vehicle value protection agreements, specifically clarifying that conditions requiring consumers to return to the original dealer for benefits must be separately agreed upon on a signed form. It also updates cross-references to the cancellation section from 10-1-953 to 10-1-973 throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on vehicle value protection agreements, but the amendment clarifies enforcement mechanisms for dealer return requirements and updates all statutory references to the new article and section numbers.

TECHNICAL

Article renumbered from 37 to 38 and all code section references updated from 10-1-950 series to 10-1-970 series

Updated all cross-references to cancellation section from 10-1-953 to 10-1-973

REQUIREMENT

New language added requiring dealer return conditions to be separately agreed upon on a signed form

Added clarification that refund calculation methodology must be disclosed to consumers

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Committee

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors