"Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to enact the "Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act"; to protect the privacy of consumer personal data in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for exemptions; to provide for responsibilities of processors and controllers; to provide for notice and disclosure; to provide for security practices to protect consumer personal data; to allow a controller to offer different goods or services under certain conditions; to provide for limitations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for preemption of local regulation; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed May 11, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to remove a requirement for hospitals to participate in both Medicaid and Medicare, while adding a new criterion that requires facilities to provide care to indigent patients or generate at least 5% of their revenue from charity care. These changes expand the definition of eligible facilities to include those serving low-income populations who may not participate in federal insurance programs, thereby broadening the scope of the legislation.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include a wider range of healthcare facilities, specifically those serving indigent patients or relying on charity care, in addition to rural and critical access hospitals.
ELIGIBILITY
Eliminated the requirement that eligible facilities must participate in both Medicaid and Medicare and accept patients from both programs.
Added a new eligibility criterion requiring facilities to provide health care services to indigent patients.
Added a financial threshold requiring facilities to have at least 5% of their annual net revenue categorized as indigent or charity care.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2026
How they voted
51–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 55
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 462
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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