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Georgia General Assembly · HB 137 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 129)

Contracts; increase dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contracts for public works, so as to increase the dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments; Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contracts for public works, so as to increase the dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contracts and purchases by public schools; to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public school property and facilities; to amend Chap
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

House Hopper · Jan 27, 2025
House First Readers · Jan 28, 2025
House Second Readers · Jan 29, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 6, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 12, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 12, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 13, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 31, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2025
Act 129 · May 12, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Anderson, VictorLumsden, EddieHawkins, LeeYearta, BillLeverett, RobLaHood, JohnBrass, Matt

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-31 · yea 45, nay 5, notVoting 4, excused 2
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-12 · yea 152, nay 9, notVoting 12, excused 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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