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type: "Bill"
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title: "Trade names; require registration with clerk of superior court; provisions"
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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 trade name registry; to provide for duties of clerks of superior courts; to provide for fees; to correct cross-references; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide for revised fees on and after January 1, 2021; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "HB 524"
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citation: "Georgia HB 524 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-03-02"
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last_action: "2015-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6fe0247-0c7a-4a3e-9f77-325ed2709107"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "677d515031a3392ff38b9f644d286b0877f6c1eb66c6a8acf82ef347be287088"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 524 (2015_16) — Trade names; require registration with clerk of superior court; provisions
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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 trade name registry; to provide for duties of clerks of superior courts; to provide for fees; to correct cross-references; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide for revised fees on and after January 1, 2021; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 524/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153814.pdf)
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2. **LC 29 6488/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149646.pdf)
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3. **Sen ctee sub LC 29 6649S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152747.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **163–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-03-02** House Hopper
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- **2015-03-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-03-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2015-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-31** Senate Tabled
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-05-12** Veto V5 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6fe0247-0c7a-4a3e-9f77-325ed2709107`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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