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type: "Bill"
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title: "Property; deeds; require electronic filing"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 974"
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citation: "Georgia HB 974 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Gullett", "Mary Oliver", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Scott Holcomb", "Stan Gunter", "Todd Jones"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-01-24"
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last_action: "2022-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d10bf368-aaf9-42c1-92fa-f454f3747b1b"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "bd2123752db8f8974e61fb8d0f5a6f01673e3da2ac05a59b5d6cc082a5ba5f79"
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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 974 (2021_22) — Property; deeds; require electronic filing
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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.
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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 974/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/212221.pdf)
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2. **LC 44 1962S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206202.pdf)
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3. **LC 44 1975S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207965.pdf)
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4. **LC 44 1975S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206858.pdf)
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5. **LC 50 0289/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/203648.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 44 2106S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211008.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **164–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Joseph Gullett — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
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- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
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- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
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- Todd Jones — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-24** House Hopper
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- **2022-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-14** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2022-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-01** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-30** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-30** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-04-01** Senate Tabled
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- **2022-04-04** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2022-04-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-04-04** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2022-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-02** Act 754 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-07-01** Effective Date
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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/d10bf368-aaf9-42c1-92fa-f454f3747b1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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