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Committee hears bill to centralize trade‑name filings under clerks’ cooperative authority
Summary
Representative Franklin introduced HB 158 to consolidate county trade‑name (DBA) filings into the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority database to create a one‑stop searchable system; the measure was held for further consideration and placed on next week’s agenda.
Representative Franklin presented House Bill 158, a proposal to centralize business trade‑name (DBA) registration records by assigning county filings to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority so the public can search a single database rather than individual county records.
Franklin said the bill does not change…
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