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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Trade names; require registration with the clerk of superior court; provisions"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-490 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of businesses using trade names, so as to require registration of trade names with the clerk of superior court; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clerks of superior courts, so as to establish a state-wide trade name registry; to provide for duties of clerks of superior courts; to provide for fees; to provide for related matters; to correct a cross-reference; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2013_14"
+identifier: "HB 670"
+citation: "Georgia HB 670 (2013_14)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "Barry Fleming", "Brian Strickland", "Mandi Ballinger", "Regina Quick"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2013-03-25"
+last_action: "2014-04-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37e9f1e4-2fe7-45a6-8dfe-a06b6d85d474"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "5d7cabc04a3626a2b3d52858c20bc73a409895925a082d66ca96b697077bfd3e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 670 (2013_14) — Trade names; require registration with the clerk of superior court; provisions
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-490 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of businesses using trade names, so as to require registration of trade names with the clerk of superior court; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clerks of superior courts, so as to establish a state-wide trade name registry; to provide for duties of clerks of superior courts; to provide for fees; to provide for related matters; to correct a cross-reference; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 670/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/144903.pdf)
+2. **LC 29 5931S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/140917.pdf)
+3. **LC 29 5931S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/139945.pdf)
+4. **LC 40 0408/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135695.pdf)
+5. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 29 2298** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143848.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **165–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
+- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
+- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
+- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
+- Regina Quick — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2013-03-25** House Hopper
+- **2013-03-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2013-03-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2014-02-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2014-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2014-02-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2014-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2014-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2014-03-18** Senate Tabled
+- **2014-03-20** Senate Taken from Table
+- **2014-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2014-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
+- **2014-03-20** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
+- **2014-03-27** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2014-04-24** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2014-04-24** Veto V3 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37e9f1e4-2fe7-45a6-8dfe-a06b6d85d474`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+