Georgia Senate Bill 57 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 10 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-12 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend provisions of the O.C.G.A. relating to mortgages, foreclosures, and evictions; to amend Chapter 6A of Title 7 , relating to the "Georgia Fair Lending Act," ; to amend Code Section 15-6-77 of the , relating to fees to be collected by clerks of the superior courts, so as to provide for fees for filing documents pertaining to a deed under power more than 30 days following the exercise of a power of sale in a mortgage, security deed, or other lien contract; to amend Code Section 44-7-55 , relating to the writ of possession, so as to provide that a tenant with a valid lease can stay in a foreclosed property for 60 days; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 , relating to foreclosure on mortgages, so as to provide for examples of when an instrument of conveyance will be an equitable mortgage; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Fair Lending Act; definitions; provide for limitations on homeloans; fees for filling documents

Sen. Bill Hamrick [R]	Sen. Ed Harbison [D]	Sen. Ralph Hudgens [R]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]
Sen. Kasim Reed [D]	Sen. Ed Tarver [D]

2009-03-10 - Senate - Senate Vote #155 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 43 N: 9 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-12		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-04-03		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2009-03-30		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-03-17		House Second Readers
2009-03-12		House First Readers
2009-03-10		Senate Passed/Adopted
2009-03-10		Senate Third Read
2009-03-03		Senate Read Second Time
2009-02-26		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2009-01-28		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/26291
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb57_As_introduced_LC_34_2005_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb57_Committee_sub_LC_38_0858S_4.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb57_Floor_amend_1_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb57_As_passed_Senate_6.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb57_LC_29_3879S_hss_8.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb57_LC_29_4348S_hss_10.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/sv0155.htm