Georgia 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

HB 656 — COVID-19 Credit Report Protection for Consumers Act; enact

Last action — House Second Readers

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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 provide certain protections to consumers who have experienced financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; to provide for definitions; to require credit consumer reporting agencies to place a COVID-19 alert along with or accompanying any consumer report or credit score provided by the consumer credit reporting agency in the file of that consumer indicating the consumer has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; to provide for removal of such an alert; to provide procedures for placement and removal of a COVID-19 alert; to provide for enforcement and penalties; to provide a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. House Second Readers

  2. House First Readers

  3. House Hopper

Sponsors

  • Penny Houston · Primary
  • Gerald Greene · Primary
  • John LaHood · Primary
  • Jan Tankersley · Primary
  • Matthew Wilson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 242 not signed on

Sponsors (5)

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Not signed on (242)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 656 do?
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 provide certain protections to consumers who have experienced financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; to provide for definitions; to require credit consumer reporting agencies to place a COVID-19 alert along with or accompanying any consumer report or credit score provided by the consumer credit reporting agency in the file of that consumer indicating the consumer has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; to provide for removal of such an alert; to provide procedures for placement and removal of a COVID-19 alert; to provide for enforcement and penalties; to provide a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 656?
HB 656 is sponsored by Penny Houston, Gerald Greene (Republican), John LaHood (Republican), Jan Tankersley, and Matthew Wilson.
What is the current status of HB 656?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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