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SB 23 - Business Corportions - electronic document filing w/Secy. of State

Hecht, Greg K. (34th)	Starr, Terrell (44th)	Hill, Jack (4th)

Status Summary	SC:	DS&T	HC:		FR:	01/14/99	LA:	01/14/99	S - Read 1st time

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A bill to amend Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to business corporations, so as to allow electronic filing of corporate documents with the Secretary of State under procedures to be established by rules and regulations; to provide an effective date.

SB 23  99                                          LC 24 1252 
 
      SENATE BILL 23 
 
      By:  Senators Hecht of the 34th, Starr of the 44th, 
           Hill of the 4th and others 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to business corporations, so as 
  1- 3  to allow electronic filing of corporate documents with the 
  1- 4  Secretary of State under procedures to be established by 
  1- 5  rules and regulations; to provide an effective date; to 
  1- 6  repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 8                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 9  Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-10  Annotated, relating to business corporations, is amended by 
  1-11  adding at the end of Code Section 14-2-120, relating to 
  1-12  filing requirements, a new subsection (i) to read as 
  1-13  follows: 
 
  1-14    "(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Code section, 
  1-15    the Secretary of State may authorize the filing of 
  1-16    documents by electronic means, pursuant to Chapter 12 of 
  1-17    Title 10, the 'Georgia Electronic Records and Signatures 
  1-18    Act'; and the Secretary of State shall be authorized to 
  1-19    promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to 
  1-20    create and implement such electronic filing procedures." 
 
  1-21                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-22  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  1-23  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
  1-24                           SECTION 3. 
 
  1-25  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-26  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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