HB 289 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Courts; remote online notaries public and remote online notarizations; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 and Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clerks of superior courts and general provisions regarding notaries public, respectively, so as to provide for remote online notaries public and remote online notarizations; to provide requirements for electronic journaling; to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 44 and Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," recording of deeds and other real property transactions and inspection of public records, respectively, so as to provide for an unfair or deceptive practice in consumer transactions in the recording of certain residential real estate documents; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2026

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LC 48 1422/a → LC 49 2778S/hs · 1 edit

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The bill text has been replaced with a version marked as a 'substitute' offered by the House Judiciary Committee, indicating a procedural update rather than a substantive policy change. The document number and page numbering have been updated to reflect the new legislative session.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and page headers were updated to reflect a substitute version (HB 289 (SUB)) and a new legislative citation (LC 49 2778S), indicating the text was revised by the Judiciary Committee.

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Committee

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

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Feb 5, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors