Meetings; corporation may hold annual shareholders' meetings and special shareholders' meetings by means of remote communication; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 7 of Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings, so as to provide that a corporation may hold annual shareholders' meetings and special shareholders' meetings by means of remote communication; to provide for requirements for such meetings by remote communication; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Signed Apr 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2021
How they voted
27–12
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 47
Mar 3, 2021
D
Democratic18
66% Nay
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 27, 2021
Signed into law
Act 31
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bo Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Gloria Butler
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Sonya Halpern
DDemocratic
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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