Georgia CommonsHB1400: HB1400 Georgia Artist-Promoter Fair Practices Act; enact
Last action February 24, 2026 · House Second Readers
A Georgia House bill would require concert promoters and venues to give artists written disclosures about performance fees and booking terms, and would let artists cancel certain advance fees within 48 hours.
In plain language
Georgia currently has no specific law governing how promoters and venues must disclose fees or performance terms to artists. This bill would create the Georgia Artist-Promoter Fair Practices Act inside the state's trade practices code (Title 10, Chapter 1). Promoters and venues would have to tell artists in writing whether a gig is paid, a showcase, an audition, or unpaid, and disclose any performance related fee, such as opening act fees or promotional buy in fees, before accepting payment. Skipping a required disclosure would create a rebuttable presumption of a deceptive practice. The bill also requires itemized receipts, bars promoters from implying a fee guarantees future bookings unless stated in writing, lets artists rescind fees paid more than 14 days in advance within 48 hours, and bans retaliation against artists who ask for disclosures. Venues are only liable if they had actual knowledge of a deceptive fee and directly benefited from it. The Attorney General would enforce the law using existing Fair Business Practices Act remedies, with private lawsuits limited to actual and punitive damages. It would take effect July 1, 2026.
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Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Carl Gilliard (D, HD-162)
- Long Tran (D, HD-080)
- Segun Adeyina (D, HD-110)
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