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Committee hears bill to centralize trade‑name filings under clerks’ cooperative authority

2270867 · February 12, 2025
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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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