Professions and Businesses; repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors and enact a new Chapter 14
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors, and enact a new Chapter 14;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors, and enact a new Chapter 14; to amend Code Section 48-7-38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to deduction for payments to classified subcontractors, disclosure of tax returns, and maintenance of list of classified subcontractors, so as to provide for a
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 3, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 4, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 9, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 10, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 18, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 19, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 472 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
24
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Hatchett, BoWalker, III, LarryCowsert, BillBrass, MattPayne, ChuckWilliams, RickEchols, DrewDickerson, Jason T.Hodges, MikeBearden, TimothyGoodman, RussWatson, BenKirkpatrick, KayHufstetler, ChuckGooch, SteveAnderson, LeeMcNeel, StevenStill, ShawnDolezal, GregBurns, MaxAlbers, JohnRobertson, RandyAnavitarte, JasonSeabaugh, Devan
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 46, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 5
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-19 · yea 168, nay 0, notVoting 7, excused 5
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-06 · yea 52, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 1
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