States / Georgia / HB 1470

HB 1470 Enacted

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

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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 to intervene and seek certain relief and to make investigative demands for evidence in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Feb 26, 2026
Last action
May 11, 2026 — Act 458
Session
2025_26
Momentum
90 · Very high