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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 15: Banking and finance; update terminology; provisions

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 15 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Banking and finance; update terminology; provisions. Primary sponsor: Bruce Williamson (Republican), Noel Williams (Republican), Demetrius Douglas (Democratic), Robert Dickey (Republican), Jason Ridley (Republican), Jaclyn Ford (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to banking and finance, so as to update terminology; to revise procedures concerning incorporators of credit unions; to revise requirements of articles of incorporation of credit unions; to revise licensure requirements for money transmissions, cashing payment instruments, mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers, foreign banking institutions, and installment loans; to provide for revised auditing procedures for mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers; to provide for corporate governance requirements for mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers; to provide for liquidity requirements for mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers; to revise requirements for applications to relocate for foreign banking institutions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bruce WilliamsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Noel WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse148
Demetrius DouglasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Robert DickeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse134
Jason RidleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Jaclyn FordPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse170

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 250
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Third Read
  7. Senate Read Second Time
  8. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  9. Senate Read and Referred
  10. House Passed/Adopted
  11. House Third Readers
  12. House Committee Favorably Reported

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source