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GA SB549
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2024
Primary Sponsor
Derek Mallow
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AI Summary
- Retail stores in Georgia would be prohibited from requiring buyers to return purchased goods to any location other than the store where the purchase was made as a condition for issuing a refund
- "Retail store" is defined as any physical establishment where goods are offered for sale to members of the public
- Retailers may still offer alternative return locations or methods (e.g., mail-in returns) as additional options, but cannot mandate them as the sole means of obtaining a refund
- Violations would be subject to penalties already established under the Fair Business Practices Act of 1975
- Sponsored by Senators Mallow (2nd), Merritt (9th), Esteves (6th), McLaurin (14th), and Islam Parkes (7th); amends Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 15 of the Georgia Code by adding new Code section 10-1-393.20
Legislative Description
"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; retailers from conditioning the issuance of refunds on the buyer returning goods to any place; prohibit
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/22/2024
Committee Referrals
Banking and Financial Institutions2/22/2024
Full Bill Text
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