Banking and finance; financial institutions; provide for numerous updates
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to financial institutions, so as to provide for numerous updates; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to installment loans, so as to include servicing of installment loans to the activity regulated under the chapter; to exempt from regulation certain government entities and certain retail and credit transactions; to change the per loan fee structure for such loans; to clarify that the department may issue cease and desist orders to persons that are not licensed; to amend Chapter 6A of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Georgia Fair Lending Act," so as to update a citation to a federal regulation; to make conforming changes; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed May 2, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 7, 2022
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
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
Act 748
upper
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bruce Williamson
RRepublican
P
Gloria Frazier
DDemocratic
P
Noel Williams
RRepublican
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