Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB158: Commerce and trade; filing of registration statements with the office of the Secretary of State; provide
Status: Failed, March 25, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of businesses using trade names, so as to provide for filing of registration statements with the office of the Secretary of State; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of businesses using trade names, so as to provide for filing of registration statements with the office of the Secretary of State; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of businesses using trade names, so as to provide for filing of registration statements with the office of the Secretary of State; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of businesses using trade names, is amended by revising Code Section 10-1-490, relating to required registration statement for business using trade, partnership, or other name not showing ownership, as follows: "10-1-490. (a) Every person, firm, or partnership carrying on in this state any trade or business under any trade name or partnership name or other name which does not disclose the individual ownership of the trade, business, or profession carried on under such name shall, within days from March 29, 1937, or thereafter before commencing to do business, file in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the business is chiefly H. B. LC 44 2886 carried on or, in the case of a domestic corporation using any …
Sponsors
- Dickerson, Jason T. (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Lehman Franklin (R, 160) · primary sponsor
- Anne Westbrook (D, 163)
- Tyler Smith (R, 18)
- Mike Cheokas (R, 151)
- Ron Stephens (R, 164)
Latest actions
- : Senate Read Second Time
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Withdrawn, Recommitted
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
Votes
- House Vote #582 (March 3, 2026): 168 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB158?
- HB158 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Commerce and trade; filing of registration statements with the office of the Secretary of State; provide.
- What does HB158 do?
- In its own words: To amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration of businesses using trade names, so as to provide for filing of registration statements with the office of the Secretary of State; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB158?
- Failed as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Senate Read Second Time (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB158?
- Dickerson, Jason T. (R, 21), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB158?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69596
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