Legislative record

HB 945STATE · GeorgiaIntroduced

Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; to provide for procedures for placing and lifting such holds; to no longer require independent credit reports to be obtained from a consumer reporting agency as defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; to provide for procedures for cease and desist orders for unregistered persons providing litigation finance; to provide for judicial hearings to review department decisions regarding litigation finance; to provide for registrant disclosures; to provide for definitions; to make conforming changes; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Voted 7/1/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

152 yea·31 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/6/2026House Sent to Governor
  2. 3/10/2026Senate Third Read
  3. 3/10/2026Senate Passed/Adopted
  4. 2/24/2026Senate Read Second Time
  5. 2/20/2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  6. 2/9/2026Senate Read and Referred
  7. 2/6/2026House Third Readers
  8. 2/6/2026House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  9. 2/2/2026House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. 1/14/2026House Second Readers