HB 174 Georgia House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Insurance; insurer's medium of payment of policy or contractual obligations; expand

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to expand an insurer's medium of payment of policy or contractual obligations from the sole medium of legal tender to include any other method of payment approved by the Commissioner; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2017

House Passage

Feb 2017

Senate Passage

Mar 2017

Signed into Law

May 2017

Introduced Jan 30, 2017 Signed May 9, 2017

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 9, 2017

Signed into law

Veto V3

upper

May 9, 2017

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Mar 14, 2017

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Mar 10, 2017

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 22, 2017

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 21, 2017

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 15, 2017

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors