Georgia House Bill 230 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on July 29 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to business corporations, so as to provide for benefit corporations; to provide for the application of the Georgia Business Corporation Code; to provide for definitions; to provide for naming; to provide for stock certificates; to provide for amendments and transactions; to provide for duties and limitations of liability of directors of benefit corporations; to provide for annual public benefit reports; to change the definition of a foreign corporation; to change provisions relating to the right to dissent; to change provisions relating to the corporate name of a foreign corporation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Business corporations; provide for benefit corporations

Rep. Scott Holcomb [D]	Rep. Matthew Gambill [R]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Michael Wilensky [D]
Rep. Matthew Wilson [D]	Sen. Josh McLaurin [D]	Sen. Jesse Stone [R]

2020-06-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #772 (Y: 32 N: 19 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-05 - House - House Vote #159 (Y: 165 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01		Effective Date
2020-07-29		Act 487
2020-07-29	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-01-29	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-01-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-03-05	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-03-05	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-01	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-12	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-11	House	House First Readers
2019-02-08	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54778
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180933
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195310
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54778#16722
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54778#18005