--- title: SB 112. Selling and other Trade Practices; certain protections for consumers relative to warranties of HVAC systems and components of such systems; extend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sb112 cite_as: SB 112, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb112 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb112.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb112/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70008 date: 2025-05-14 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Selling and other Trade Practices; certain protections for consumers relative to warranties of HVAC systems and components of such systems; extend ## Text 25 LC 60 0068 Senate Bill 112 By: Senators Dixon of the 45th, Goodman of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th, Summers of the 13th, Jones II of the 22nd and others AS PASSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling1 and other trade practices, so as to extend certain protections for consumers relative to2 warranties of HVAC systems and components of such systems; to a llow for transfers of3 certain manufacturers' warranties of HVAC systems and component s of such systems; to4 prohibit manufacturers', distributors', and retailers' warranti es of HVAC systems and5 components of such systems from being conditioned upon product registration; to provide6 required information for warranty and product registration card s and forms; to provide an7 effective date for certain warranties of HVAC systems and components of such systems; to8 provide a definition; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related9 matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:11 SECTION 1.12 Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other13 trade practices, is amended by adding a new article to read as follows:14 S. B. 112 - 1 - 25 LC 60 0068 "ARTICLE 3715 10-1-960.16 As used in this article, the term 'HVAC' means heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning.17 10-1-961.18 (a) If a residential real property that includes an HVAC system as a fixture to the property19 is conveyed to a new owner, any manufacturer's warranty in effect on that system or any20 component of that system:21 (1) Shall be automatically transferred to the new owner; and22 (2) Shall continue in effect as if the new owner was the original purchaser of such system23 or component, as applicable.24 (b) A manufacturer shall continue to be obligated under the te rms of any warranty25 transferred pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section and shall not charge a fee for the26 transfer of such warranty.27 (c) A transfer of any manufacturer's warranty pursuant to subs ection (a) of this Code28 section shall not extend the remaining term of the warranty.29 10-1-962.30 (a) The full term of a manufacturer's, distributor's, or retai ler's warranty of an HVAC31 system or any component of such system shall be effective in th is state on the date of32 installation if installed by a contractor licensed under Chapter 14 of Title 43.33 (b) If a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of an HVAC system or any component of such34 system provides a warranty or product registration card or form , or an electronic, online35 warranty or product registration form, the card or form shall c ontain the following36 information, displayed in a clear and conspicuous manner:37 (1) The card or form is for registration of the product; and38 S. B. 112 - 2 - 25 LC 60 0068 (2) Failure to complete and return the card or form shall not diminish any warranty rights39 or decrease the warranty term.40 (c) Any warranty of an HVAC system or any component of such system manufactured and41 issued, sold, or offered for sale by a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer shall not be in any42 way conditioned upon product registration."43 SECTION 2.44 (a) This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2026.45 (b) This Act shall apply to any warranty of an HVAC system or any component of such46 system manufactured and issued, sold, or offered for sale by a manufacturer, distributor, or47 retailer on or after the effective date of this Act and to any modifications or extensions of48 such warranties issued, sold, or offered for sale on or after such date.49 SECTION 3.50 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.51 S. B. 112 - 3 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. Georgia Senate Bill 112 would let manufacturer warranties on home HVAC systems transfer automatically to new homeowners and bar manufacturers from tying warranty coverage to product registration. ### Plain-language summary Under current practice, buyers of a home with an existing HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) system aren't guaranteed that the manufacturer's warranty on that system follows them when they buy the house. This bill changes that by adding a new article to Georgia's trade practices law (O.C.G.A. Title 10, Chapter 1). It requires any manufacturer's warranty on an HVAC system or its components to transfer automatically to a new homeowner when the property is sold, with the manufacturer still bound by the same terms and barred from charging a transfer fee. The transfer does not extend the warranty's original length. The bill also says a warranty's full term starts on the installation date if a licensed HVAC contractor installs the system, and it requires registration cards or forms to clearly state that failing to register does not reduce warranty rights. Warranties can no longer be conditioned on product registration. The changes take effect January 1, 2026, and apply to warranties issued or sold on or after that date. ### What it does - Automatically transfers a manufacturer's HVAC warranty to a new homeowner when residential property with an HVAC system is sold, without any transfer fee. - Keeps the manufacturer bound to the original warranty terms after transfer, but does not extend the remaining warranty period. - Starts the full warranty term on the installation date when installed by a contractor licensed under Georgia's HVAC contractor licensing law (O.C.G.A. Chapter 14 of Title 43). - Requires warranty or product registration cards and forms to clearly state that not returning them does not reduce warranty rights or shorten the warranty term. - Prohibits manufacturers, distributors, and retailers from conditioning any HVAC warranty on the customer registering the product. - Sets the law to take effect January 1, 2026, applying to warranties issued, sold, or modified on or after that date. ### Who it affects Homebuyers and sellers of residential property with HVAC systems, HVAC manufacturers, distributors and retailers, and licensed HVAC contractors who install these systems in Georgia. ### Why it matters Homeowners who buy a house with an existing HVAC system would keep manufacturer warranty protection without extra fees or paperwork hurdles, and could no longer lose warranty coverage simply for not mailing in a registration card. ### Key provisions - Section 1 creates a new Article 37 in Chapter 1 of Title 10, defining 'HVAC' as heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (Code Section 10-1-960). - Code Section 10-1-961 requires automatic transfer of an HVAC manufacturer's warranty to a new homeowner, bars transfer fees, and prevents the transfer from extending the warranty term. - Code Section 10-1-962(a) sets the warranty's full term to begin on the installation date if installed by a contractor licensed under Chapter 14 of Title 43. - Code Section 10-1-962(b) requires registration cards or forms to clearly disclose that failing to register does not diminish warranty rights or shorten the term. - Code Section 10-1-962(c) prohibits conditioning any HVAC warranty on product registration. - Section 2 sets the effective date as January 1, 2026, applying to warranties issued, sold, or modified on or after that date. - Section 3 repeals conflicting laws. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-05-14) - Last action: Effective Date 2026-01-01 (2025-05-14) - Sponsors: Clint Dixon, Russ Goodman, Lee Anderson, Carden Summers, Harold Jones, Ricky Williams, Blake Tillery, Sam Watson, Steve Gooch, John Corbett - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70008 > The history, votes, and amendments (953 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb112.md?full=1