Senator John Albers Introduces Senate Bill “Georgia Door-To-Door Sales Act”

Last week, Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell) introduced Senate Bill 149, also known as the “Georgia Door-To-Door Sales Act.”

“As Georgia continues to lead the nation in business, we must ensure that consumers are protected from unfair business practices, especially in the place they should feel the most secure – in their own homes,” said Sen. Albers. “The Georgia Door-to-Door Sales Act is designed to implement common sense protections to prevent Georgia’s families from deceptive or misleading business dealings from door-to-door sales. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the General Assembly and stakeholders in the business community to advance this measure to ensure greater consumer protection.”

First Reader Summary – A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, related to sales under the commercial code, so as to enact the “Georgia Door-to-Door Sales Act”; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to require sellers to furnish to buyers receipts and copies of any contracts; to require sellers to provide notice of how to cancel a sale; to restrict certain door-to-door sales; to regulate the use of certain forms and notices; to provide for certain exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB 149 was introduced on Thursday and will be assigned to committee on Monday, February 12^th. You can read the full text of SB 149 here: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64232.

Sen. John Albers serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Safety. He represents the 56^th Senate District which includes portions of Cherokee, Cobb and North Fulton counties. He may be reached at his office at 404.463.8055 or by email at john.albers@senate.ga.gov