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Georgia HouseHB 1470

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

Passed 144–22Bipartisan

What it does: 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… (official summary)

Question before the chamber: PASSAGE

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The tally

Yes 144 · No 22 · Not voting 11

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats50226
Republicans9405

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 22 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (177)

Yes 144

No 22

Not voting 11

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.