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Business corporations; provide for benefit corporations

It became law on Jan 1, 2021.

GA HB 230 · House Bill · 2019_20

Stage
Became law
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Sponsors
6
Latest action
Jan 1, 2021

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to business corporations, so as to provide for benefit corporations; to provide for the application of the Georgia Business Corporation Code; to provide for definitions; to provide for naming; to provide for stock certificates; to provide for amendments and transactions; to provide for duties and limitations of liability of directors of benefit corporations; to provide for annual public benefit reports; to change the definition of a foreign corporation; to change provisions relating to the right to dissent; to change provisions relating to the corporate name of a foreign…

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    Jan 1, 2021

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