Insurance; allow good will from insurer acquisitions to be treated as an asset
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to allow good will from insurer acquisitions to be treated as an asset; to allow mutual insurers to charge policyholder dividends directly to surplus; 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
Mar 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 12, 2019
Signed May 7, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Act 274
upper
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bruce Williamson
RRepublican
P
John Carson
RRepublican
P
Richard Smith
RRepublican
P
Shaw Blackmon
RRepublican
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