AI Laws in Georgia (GA)
Legislative study committee examining AI regulation needs for 2027 session.
What AI Governance Study Committee requires
Georgia has enacted AI Governance Study Committee. Legislative study committee examining AI regulation needs for 2027 session. This page explains what the law requires in plain language, who is in scope, the penalty for non-compliance, and what your business needs to do.
Who is in scope
The law covers businesses that use AI to interact with consumers, make consumer-facing decisions (credit, pricing, recommendations, content delivery), or generate AI content that is presented to the public. Company size does not determine whether you are in scope — a startup with ten employees using an off-the-shelf AI hiring tool has the same disclosure obligations as an enterprise running a custom-built model. What matters is whether the AI system makes or substantially informs a decision that affects a Georgia resident in a consequential way. Notably, the obligation extends to vendors: if your company deploys an AI tool built by a third party, you — as the deployer — are responsible for ensuring it meets Georgia's requirements, even if you did not build it.
Key compliance requirements
Georgia's consumer AI transparency requirements focus on two baseline obligations: disclosure and opt-out. Businesses must inform consumers when an AI system is involved in a consequential decision — meaning a decision that meaningfully affects a consumer's access to services, pricing, credit, or opportunities. The opt-out requirement gives consumers a mechanism to request human review or to decline AI-driven processing entirely. Meeting this standard is not just a notice-posting exercise: companies need to map every consumer-facing AI touchpoint, verify that their disclosure language is accurate and readable, and build a functioning human-review pathway that responds to opt-out requests within a defined window.
Penalties for non-compliance
Georgia's AI law gives the state attorney general authority to investigate violations and seek civil relief. While statutory penalty amounts are still being finalized by implementing regulations, enforcement precedent from early AI cases in other states suggests regulators will prioritize companies with the widest reach and the most significant consumer impact. Consumer AI violations in Georgia may also attract federal coordination: the FTC's Operation AI Comply sweep (September 2024) demonstrated that state and federal enforcers share intelligence on companies with widespread AI disclosure failures.
What to do now
Build your AI inventory first. You cannot comply with Georgia's requirements if you do not know which systems are in scope. Map every AI or automated decision system your company uses that touches Georgia residents — including third-party vendor tools integrated into your product.
Draft accurate disclosure language. Work with legal counsel to produce disclosure statements that accurately describe what your AI does, what data it uses, and what the consumer can do if they want human review. Vague or boilerplate disclosures will not satisfy Georgia's requirements.
Build the opt-out pathway. Implement a functioning process for consumers to request human review or opt out of AI-assisted processing. Test it before the deadline — regulators will look for live, working mechanisms, not documented promises.
Assign a compliance owner. Designate someone — legal counsel, a privacy officer, or a dedicated AI governance lead — to track regulatory developments, own the audit documentation, and respond if an enforcement inquiry arrives. Georgia's implementing regulations are expected to set precise compliance deadlines. Don't wait until the deadline to start.
Georgia AI law in the broader regulatory landscape
Georgia's law does not exist in isolation. The trend across the United States is toward more regulation, not less: at least 20 states enacted or proposed AI-specific legislation in 2025 alone, and federal enforcement agencies — the FTC, EEOC, CFPB, and HHS — have all issued guidance making clear that existing laws apply to AI systems even where no AI-specific statute exists. Companies doing business across state lines must track each state's requirements independently — there is no federal preemption that would allow a company to satisfy Georgia's law and automatically comply with requirements in Illinois, Colorado, or New York.
Recent AI law developments in Georgia
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AI bills moving through the Georgia legislature
Updated July 12, 2026AI-related bills currently tracked in the Georgia legislature, updated automatically from Open States and the state legislature's own official record. Follow each link for the official bill text, sponsors, and status history.
A RESOLUTION recognizing the growing danger that artificial intelligence deepfakes pose to election integrity, public trust, and the people of Georgia; and for other purposes.
House Read and Adopted
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online internet safety, so as to require certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; to require the operators of conversational AI services to take steps to limit certain actions related to minors by such systems; to require operators to provide certain privacy tools to users; to require operators to adopt a protocol for a conversational AI service's response to suicidal ideation or self-harm; to provide for enforcement by the Attorney General; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Date Signed by Governor
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certification of private review agents, so as to provide that certain decisions with regard to the provision of insurance coverage for healthcare services shall not be based solely on artificial intelligence systems, artificial intelligence, or other software tools; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Date Signed by Governor
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to enact the "Georgia Entertainment Artificial Intelligence Accountability and Performer Protection Act"; to require consent for use of a performer's likeness in a digital replica; to provide for violations; to provide for a private right of action; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
House Second Readers
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence; and for other purposes.
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence; and for other purposes.
House Second Readers
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Technology Authority, so as to provide for an annual inventory of artificial intelligence usage by state agencies; to provide for annual reports of such; to provide for the authority to develop and establish certain policies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to provide that generative artificial intelligence systems shall constitute personal property for purposes of certain actions for product liability alleging injury to a minor; to provide for liability of product sellers in such actions; to establish rebuttable presumptions relative to manufacturers and product sellers in such actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Tabled
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to prohibit any person from facilitating noncompete agreements between residential rental property owners or managers, including by use of algorithmic coordinating functions; to prohibit rental property owners or managers from setting or adjusting rental prices, lease renewal terms, occupancy levels, or other lease terms and conditions based on recommendations from software, data analytics service, or algorithmic devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Read and Referred
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to enact the "Georgia Likeness, Expression, Generative AI, and Commercial Yield (LEGACY) Act"; to provide for property rights in an individual's likeness; to require consent for use of an individual's likeness; to provide for violations; to provide for a private right of action; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
House Second Readers
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of state government, so as to require state agencies to provide a notice to employees when using artificial intelligence in personnel matters; to require a governmental agency to issue a disclaimer regarding the use of artificial intelligence; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
House Second Readers
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commissions and other agencies, so as to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Artificial Intelligence Commission; to provide for responsibilities; to provide for purpose; to provide for assignment to the Georgia Technology Authority; to provide for annual reports; to provide for membership, terms, meetings, and compensation; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Read and Referred
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to obscenity and related offenses, so as to repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80, relating to obscene material, distribution, and penalty; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide for sentencing of defendants who utilize artificial intelligence in the commission of certain crimes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Currency; and for other purposes.
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Children and Platform Privacy Protection Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Fair Business Practices Act, so as to require that AI generated content used in commerce and trade include a disclaimer indicating such content was generated using artificial intelligence; to provide for the form of such disclaimers; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
House Second Readers
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 broadly for private entities that employ certain AI systems to guard against discrimination caused by such systems; to provide for a description of consequential decisions for which use of automated decision systems shall be regulated; to provide for exemptions; to provide for trade secret protections; to provide for rule making; to provide for certain disclosed records by developers and deployers to be exempt from open records requirements; to provide for enforcement by the Attorney General; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Read and Referred
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 29 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to information technology relative to state government, so as to prohibit the use or installation of any artificial intelligence system on state equipment when the company that developed or deployed such artificial intelligence system is associated with the People's Republic of China; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Read and Referred
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding state government, so as to require that all governmental entities develop and maintain artificial intelligence system usage plans; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commissions and other agencies, so as to create the Georgia Board for Artificial Intelligence; to provide for guidance to governmental entities in their development of artificial intelligence system usage plans; to provide for the purpose, membership, and duties of such board; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Read and Referred
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