Georgia House Bill 781 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on July 29 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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 clarify and remove superfluous language; to reduce the number of days for certain cease and desist orders to become final; to repeal Code Section 7-1-1003.1, relating to physical place of business; to eliminate the notification requirement for a change in ultimate equitable owner of mortgage brokers or mortgage lenders; to change advertising content requirements for mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers; to reduce the number of days for the process related to bond cancellation notice; to amend Chapter 6A of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Fair Lending Act, so as to update citations to federal regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Financial institutions; clarify and remove superfluous language; provisions

Rep. Bruce Williamson [R]	Rep. Gloria Frazier [D]	Rep. Jason Ridley [R]	Rep. Penny Houston [R]
Sen. John Kennedy [R]

2020-06-25 - House - House Vote #736 (Y: 157 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 18) [PASS]
2020-06-15 - Senate - Senate Vote #641 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House Vote #456 (Y: 167 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01		Effective Date
2020-07-29		Act 492
2020-07-29	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-07-02	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-25	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2020-06-15	Senate	Senate Transmitted House
2020-06-15	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-06-15	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-19	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-18	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-02-18	House	House Third Readers
2020-01-29	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-01-27	House	House Second Readers
2020-01-16	House	House First Readers
2020-01-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56721
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188013
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188802
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/189926
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192051
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195221
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56721#17376
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56721#17760
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56721#17949