Georgia House Bill 278 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-30 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to business corporations, so as to provide for benefit corporations; to provide for the application of the Georgia Business Corporation Code; to provide for definitions; to provide for naming; to provide for stock certificates; to provide for amendments and transactions; to provide for duties and limitations of liability of directors of benefit corporations; to provide for annual public benefit reports; to change the definition of a foreign corporation; to change provisions relating to the right to dissent; to change provisions relating to the corporate name of a foreign corporation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Business corporations; benefit corporations; provisions

Rep. Scott Holcomb [D]	Rep. Wendell Willard [R]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Trey Kelley [R]
Rep. Stacey Evans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-30	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2017-03-01	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2017-02-09	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-08	House	House First Readers
2017-02-07	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50304
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164518