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| Bill | Banks, trust companies, and corporations; responsibilities and standard of care of directors and officers; change provisions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 12 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 and Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to management of bank and trust companies and directors and officers of corporations, respectively, so as to change provisions relating to the responsibilities and standard of care of directors and officers of banks, trust companies, and corporations; to clarify and expand the ability of directors and officers to rely on other individuals in the performance of their duties; to shield directors and officers from liability for monetary damages to the corporation, its shareholders, and certain other parties in the absence of gross negligence; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2017_18 | HB 192 | Georgia HB 192 (2017_18) |
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Georgia HB 192 (2017_18) — Banks, trust companies, and corporations; responsibilities and standard of care of directors and officers; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 12 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 and Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to management of bank and trust companies and directors and officers of corporations, respectively, so as to change provisions relating to the responsibilities and standard of care of directors and officers of banks, trust companies, and corporations; to clarify and expand the ability of directors and officers to rely on other individuals in the performance of their duties; to shield directors and officers from liability for monetary damages to the corporation, its shareholders, and certain other parties in the absence of gross negligence; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 — 128–40 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Beth Beskin — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-01-31 House Hopper
- 2017-02-01 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2017-02-02 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2017-03-01 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-03-03 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2017-03-03 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2017-03-03 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2017-03-16 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-03-20 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2017-03-24 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2017-03-24 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2017-04-03 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-05-09 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2017-05-09 Act 248
executive-signature - 2017-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/07a1fa1f-e90b-4f41-b6c4-d920b4a1750f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).