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Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia HB 1470

Torts; abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; create a cause of action

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and abusive litigation, so as to create a cause of action for abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; to provide factors for evaluating a claim of abusive website access litigation; to provide for a rebuttable presumption when corrective action is taken after receiving notice of an alleged website access violation; to provide for damages; to authorize the Attorney General to intervene and seek certain relief and to make investigative demands for evidence in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Apr 2, 2026
Senate		Senate Vote #978 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see
Mar 31, 2026
Senate		Senate Vote #912 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see
Mar 6, 2026
House		House Vote #681 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see

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