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SB 0403 - "Sweepstakes Savings Account Act of Georgia"; establishment of sweepstakes savings accounts by financial institutions

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: McKoon, Joshua 29th
Last Action: 2/19/2016 - Senate Read and Referred
Senate Committee: B&FI
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

SB 403 creates a new Code Section § 7-1-239.10 which allows financial institutions to create a “Sweepstakes” program. The program provides for depositors to enter a sweepstakes if they deposit a certain amount of money. The bill provides for the rules and regulations, mostly empowering the financial institutions with ample discretion on the specifics of the sweepstakes.

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