GA HB811 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to extensively amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to update, modernize, and streamline numerous Code sections to provide for efficient regulation of banks, trust companies, credit unions, merchant acquirer limited purpose banks, and the mortgage lending industry; to update and eliminate certain provisions to comply with federal law; to update certain provisions to comply with federal court decisions; to revise powers and duties of the Department of Banking and Finance; to delete all appearances of and references to the term "building and loan associations"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Banking and finance; update, modernize, and streamline numerous Code sections; revise provisions

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-24 - House - House Vote #876 (Y: 156 N: 1 NV: 15 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #813 (Y: 46 N: 4 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-15 - Senate - Senate Vote #606 (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House Vote #523 (Y: 161 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 12) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-07-01 Effective Date
2016-04-26 Act 450
2016-04-26HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2016-04-04HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2016-03-24SenateSenate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2016-03-24HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2016-03-15SenateSenate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2016-03-15SenateSenate Third Read
2016-02-25SenateSenate Read Second Time
2016-02-24SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-16SenateSenate Read and Referred
2016-02-11HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-11HouseHouse Third Readers
2016-02-04HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-01-26HouseHouse Second Readers
2016-01-25HouseHouse First Readers
2016-01-22HouseHouse Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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