Georgia House Bill 785 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-27 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to clerks of superior courts, so as to provide for electronic notarizations and remote online notarizations; to revise the powers of the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; to provide that the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority shall provide rules and regulations for electronic notarizations and remote online notarizations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding notaries public, so as to provide for procedures and requirements for electronic notarizations and remote online notarizations; to provide definitions; to provide for electronic journaling; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; revise powers; provisions

Rep. Joseph Gullett [R]	Rep. Todd Jones [R]	Rep. Terry Rogers [R]	Rep. Albert Reeves [R]
Rep. Dale Washburn [R]	Rep. Wesley Cantrell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-27	House	House Second Readers
2020-01-16	House	House First Readers
2020-01-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56725
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188030