---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation, Department of; increase minimum amount for a public road construction or maintenance contract that prohibits negotiation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exercise of the power to contract by the Department of Transportation, so as to increase the minimum amount for a public road construction or maintenance contract that prohibits negotiation; to provide for exceptions to public comment and hearing on projects involving public-private partnerships in certain instances; to provide for an exception to vote approval for such projects; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 516"
citation: "Georgia HB 516 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Derrick McCollum", "Kasey Carpenter", "Leesa Hagan", "Mandi Ballinger", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 19
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-02-21"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f23d6ed-225b-4fd2-a523-b44b8f903b1f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "bd6b72e8f86d0c41487ee47886d6f1dcbefc2c49ae7e1f86863120f01552fb93"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 516 (2023_24) — Transportation, Department of; increase minimum amount for a public road construction or maintenance contract that prohibits negotiation

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exercise of the power to contract by the Department of Transportation, so as to increase the minimum amount for a public road construction or maintenance contract that prohibits negotiation; to provide for exceptions to public comment and hearing on projects involving public-private partnerships in certain instances; to provide for an exception to vote approval for such projects; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Floor Amendment AM 39 0424** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229119.pdf)
2. **HB 516/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229561.pdf)
3. **LC 39 3774/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215347.pdf)
4. **LC 39 4143S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223739.pdf)
5. **LC 39 4143S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222865.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 516** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228429.pdf)
7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 39 4393S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227761.pdf)
8. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228260.pdf)
9. **Sen floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228415.pdf)
10. **Sen floor amend 2A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228407.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #746 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **41–6** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #745 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **20–29** (fail) · upper
- House Vote #791 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–6** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #887 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–3** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #460 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #742 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **12–38** (fail) · upper
- Senate Vote #743 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **25–24** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #744 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **22–27** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Derrick McCollum — primary (person)
- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-21** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 588 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f23d6ed-225b-4fd2-a523-b44b8f903b1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).