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GA SB516

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/16/2024

Primary Sponsor

Josh McLaurin

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Georgia Code Section 10-1-393 to explicitly add false or misleading statements about the limited supply or scarcity of a consumer good as an unfair or deceptive practice
  • Prohibits false or misleading claims about the limited duration of a discounted purchase price for a consumer good (e.g., fake countdown timers or false "sale ending soon" claims)
  • Defines "consumer good" as any good used or bought by consumers primarily for personal, family, or household purposes
  • Adds these practices as a new paragraph (11.1) to the existing list of enumerated unfair or deceptive acts under Georgia's consumer protection statute

Legislative Description

Unfair or Deceptive Practices in Consumer Transactions; making of false or misleading statements regarding the limited supply of or the duration of discounted purchase prices for consumer goods; add example

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

2/20/2024

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Consumer Affairs2/20/2024

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