Georgia Senate Bill 148

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Passed on May 2 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to nonprofit corporations, so as to comprehensively revise, simplify, and modernize said chapter; to provide for construction of said chapter; to provide definitions that clarify, shorten, and simplify the chapter and allow corporations flexibility in their articles and bylaws;to amend Code Section 8-2-42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to bribery of property or association managers regarding claims for damages arising out of construction defects prohibited and procedure for bringing action to remedy construction defects, to amend Code Section 14-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to applicability of Chapter 3 of Title 14, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Nonprofit Corporations; comprehensively revise, simplify, and modernize said chapter

Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]
Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Brandon Beach [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]
Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Rep. Rob Leverett [R]

2023-03-21 - House - Passage: House Vote #264 (Y: 163 N: 4 NV: 8 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #130 (Y: 55 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-02		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-02		Act 260
2023-05-02	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-21	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-03-21	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-07	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-06	House	House First Readers
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-02-28	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-27	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-09	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64230
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214260
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216929
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219037
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64230#21190
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64230#21419