HB 230 Georgia House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Business corporations; provide for benefit corporations

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Feb 8, 2019 Signed Jul 29, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2019

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jul 29, 2020
Signed into law
Act 487
upper
Jul 29, 2020
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Jun 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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