Nonprofit Corporations; directors and officers of electric membership corporations and foreign electric cooperatives; provisions; change
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 3 of Title 14 and Part 6 of Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to directors and officers of nonprofit corporations and directors and officers of electric membership corporations and foreign electric cooperatives, respectively, so as to change provisions relating to the responsibilities and standard of care of directors and officers of certain corporations; to clarify the ability of directors and officers to rely on other individuals in the performance of their duties; to provide for a rebuttable presumption when directors and officers are acting in good faith; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Feb 5, 2020
Signed Jun 29, 2020
Floor votes
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
Jun 29, 2020
Signed into law
Act 391
upper
Jun 29, 2020
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Jun 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jun 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
21 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Emanuel Jones
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Renee Unterman
RRepublican
P
Sally Harrell
DDemocratic
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
P
William Ligon, Jr.
RRepublican
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