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Bill Financial institutions; provide for definitions; provisions A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to financial institutions; to amend Code Section 13-1-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the charging of convenience fees by a lender or merchant, so as to allow for such fees on loans made pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 7; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trusts, so as to revise a definition; to provide for the authority of a foreign entity to act in a fiduciary capacity; to prohibit the establishment of a place of business by a foreign entity acting as a fiduciary not transacting business in the state; to provide for a filing statement with the Secretary of State and appointment of an agent for service by a foreign entity; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. us/states/ga Georgia General Assembly 2017_18 HB 143 Georgia HB 143 (2017_18)
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Chuck Williams
Gloria Frazier
Greg Morris
Scott Hilton
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Georgia HB 143 (2017_18) — Financial institutions; provide for definitions; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to financial institutions; to amend Code Section 13-1-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the charging of convenience fees by a lender or merchant, so as to allow for such fees on loans made pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 7; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trusts, so as to revise a definition; to provide for the authority of a foreign entity to act in a fiduciary capacity; to prohibit the establishment of a place of business by a foreign entity acting as a fiduciary not transacting business in the state; to provide for a filing statement with the Secretary of State and appointment of an agent for service by a foreign entity; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 1661 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
  • Chuck Williams — primary (person)
  • Gloria Frazier — primary (person)
  • Greg Morris — primary (person)
  • Scott Hilton — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2017-01-25 House Hopper
  • 2017-01-26 House First Readers reading-1
  • 2017-01-30 House Second Readers reading-2
  • 2017-02-08 House Committee Favorably Reported committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-02-14 House Third Readers reading-3
  • 2017-02-14 House Passed/Adopted passage
  • 2017-02-15 Senate Read and Referred referral-committee
  • 2017-03-03 Senate Committee Favorably Reported committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-03-06 Senate Read Second Time reading-2
  • 2017-03-16 Senate Third Read reading-3
  • 2017-03-16 Senate Passed/Adopted passage
  • 2017-04-03 House Sent to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2017-05-01 House Date Signed by Governor executive-signature
  • 2017-05-01 Act 57 executive-signature
  • 2017-06-01 Effective Date

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ab2eba72-e34d-45d2-8854-c657fbff32dc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).