# Georgia SB 284: "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008,"; issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return; authorize Georgia SB 284, "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008,"; issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return; authorize, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matt Brass (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Sonya Halpern (Democrat) and 6 others; status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Senate Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB284-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia SB 284 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008,"; issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return; authorize - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-26 - Last action: 2026-04-22, Senate Date Signed by Governor - Sponsors: Matt Brass (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Harold Jones II (Democrat), John F. Kennedy (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican), Larry Walker (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Governmental Affairs, Insurance and Labor, General Bill - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (253 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New refund protections for Georgia investors: benefit, medium. Georgia’s securities commissioner can order refunds for violations of Code Sections 10-5-50, 10-5-51, or 10-5-54. This covers people who commit or materially help those violations. Refunds include the principal paid for securities purchases and all money collected in connection with those purchases… - Simpler roof contracts for public agencies: benefit, low. For contracts entered into on or after the law’s effective date, existing-roof improvements are excluded from public works construction. Extra items placed on the roof are not covered by that exclusion. Notice and competitive award requirements count as satisfied when agencies select an approved, s… - Roof grants for eligible Georgia schools: benefit, low. Georgia school systems that qualify under Code Section 20-2-262(d) receive low-wealth capital grants to improve existing roofs. The work must appear in the system’s most recently approved local facilities plan. The supplier must be approved by a cooperative purchasing organization and authorized by… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Senate - Sponsor: Harold Jones II (Democrat), Senate - Sponsor: John F. Kennedy (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Carden Summers (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Larry Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 44 | 0 | 6 | | 2026-03-20 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 155 | 0 | 13 | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 54 | 1 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-22: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Act 377 - 2026-04-22: Effective Date - 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate) - 2026-03-20: House Third Readers (House) - 2026-03-20: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2026-03-19: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House) - 2025-03-20: House Committee Favorably Reported (House) - 2025-03-11: House Second Readers (House) - 2025-03-10: House First Readers (House) - 2025-03-06: Senate Tabled (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate Taken from Table (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate Hopper (Senate) ## Bill text - SB 284/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248141) ## Related bills - SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed) - SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed) - SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed) - SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed) - HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed) - HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed) ## Sources - [SB 284/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248141) ## Related - [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026) - [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026) - [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026) - [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026) - [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026) - [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB284-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).