---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property; deeds; require electronic filing"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recordation and registration of deeds and other instruments, so as to require electronic filing; to provide for the effect of a missing or incorrect tax parcel identification number on a recorded instrument; to amend Chapter 14 of Title 44, relating to mortgages, conveyances to secure debt, and liens, so as to require certain information on the first page of security deeds; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2021_22"
identifier: "HB 974"
citation: "Georgia HB 974 (2021_22)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Gullett", "Mary Oliver", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Scott Holcomb", "Stan Gunter", "Todd Jones"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-24"
last_action: "2022-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d10bf368-aaf9-42c1-92fa-f454f3747b1b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "bd2123752db8f8974e61fb8d0f5a6f01673e3da2ac05a59b5d6cc082a5ba5f79"
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 974 (2021_22) — Property; deeds; require electronic filing

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recordation and registration of deeds and other instruments, so as to require electronic filing; to provide for the effect of a missing or incorrect tax parcel identification number on a recorded instrument; to amend Chapter 14 of Title 44, relating to mortgages, conveyances to secure debt, and liens, so as to require certain information on the first page of security deeds; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; 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 974/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/212221.pdf)
2. **LC 44 1962S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206202.pdf)
3. **LC 44 1975S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207965.pdf)
4. **LC 44 1975S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206858.pdf)
5. **LC 50 0289/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/203648.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 44 2106S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211008.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **164–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joseph Gullett — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-24** House Hopper
- **2022-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2022-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-14** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2022-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2022-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-01** Senate Tabled
- **2022-04-04** Senate Taken from Table
- **2022-04-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2022-04-04** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2022-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2022-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-02** Act 754 `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d10bf368-aaf9-42c1-92fa-f454f3747b1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).