NonProfit Corporations; allow for a nonprofit corporation organized in foreign jurisdiction to change its jurisdiction of organization to this state
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nonprofit corporations, so as to allow for a nonprofit corporation organized in a foreign jurisdiction to change its jurisdiction of organization to this state; to allow for a nonprofit corporation organized in this state to change its jurisdiction of organization to a foreign jurisdiction; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
Senate Passage
Feb 2016
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2016
Last action Mar 10, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2016
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 38
Feb 26, 2016
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 26, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 8, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Charlie Bethel
RRepublican
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
JaNice VanNess
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
John Wilkinson
RRepublican
P
Joshua McKoon
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lindsey Tippins
RRepublican
P
Michael Williams
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
P. K. Martin IV
RRepublican
P
Rick Jeffares
RRepublican
P
William Ligon, Jr.
RRepublican
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