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HB 50 - State agencies; transactions with cert financial inst; prohibit

Franklin, Jr., Robert L (39th)	Massey, Warren (86th)	Joyce, Brian D (1st)
Kaye, Mitchell (37th)	Jones, Vernon A (71st)

Status Summary	HC:	Judy	SC:		FR:	01/12/99	LA:	01/13/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state government, so as to provide that the state and all state agencies and political subdivisions shall be prohibited from entering into any business transaction with a financial institution which has a policy of requiring fingerprints of customers and other persons; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 50-1-7

HB 50                                              LC 24 1244 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative 
  1- 3  to state government, so as to provide that the state and all 
  1- 4  state agencies and political subdivisions shall be 
  1- 5  prohibited from entering into any business transaction with 
  1- 6  a financial institution which has a policy of requiring 
  1- 7  fingerprints of customers and other persons; to provide an 
  1- 8  exception; to provide an effective date; to repeal 
  1- 9  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-11                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-12  Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-13  Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state 
  1-14  government, is amended by inserting at the end thereof the 
  1-15  following: 
 
  1-16    "50-1-7. 
 
  1-17    The state and every political subdivision and agency 
  1-18    thereof shall be prohibited from entering into any 
  1-19    business transaction with any financial institution, 
  1-20    savings bank, national bank, or state or federal credit 
  1-21    union or savings and loan association which has a policy 
  1-22    of requiring the fingerprinting of any individual as a 
  1-23    prerequisite to completing any transaction; provided, 
  1-24    however, that this Code section shall not prohibit the 
  1-25    cashing of checks or other instruments drawn on any such 
  1-26    institution on which the state or a political subdivision 
  1-27    or agency is the payee." 
 
  1-28                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-29  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  1-30  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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