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| Bill | Georgia Business Act; enact | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state purchasing, so as to provide an exemption from competitive bidding procedures; to increase the exemption threshold for competitive bidding procedures; to change a short title; to change a definition relative to small business assistance; to revise legislative intent; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2015_16 | HB 259 | Georgia HB 259 (2015_16) |
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Georgia HB 259 (2015_16) — Georgia Business Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state purchasing, so as to provide an exemption from competitive bidding procedures; to increase the exemption threshold for competitive bidding procedures; to change a short title; to change a definition relative to small business assistance; to revise legislative intent; to provide for a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- PASSAGE — 153–15 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-09 House Hopper
- 2015-02-10 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2015-02-11 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2015-03-04 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-03-11 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2015-03-11 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2015-03-13 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2015-03-24 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-03-25 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2015-03-27 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2015-03-27 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2015-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-05-06 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2015-05-06 Act 197
executive-signature - 2015-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8ace7edf-01d0-4c67-8c1d-295a4dc72cfd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).