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| Bill | Administrative Services, Department of; certain terms in particular types of state contracts shall be void and unenforceable and should not be included in such agreements; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the general authority, duties, and procedure of state purchasing, so as to provide that certain terms in particular types of state contracts shall be void and unenforceable and should not be included in such agreements; to require the Department of Administrative Services to provide such information on its website; to specify that bids, offers, or proposals and registers thereof shall be subject to the public disclosure provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to open records; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | HB 953 | Georgia HB 953 (2019_20) |
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Georgia HB 953 (2019_20) — Administrative Services, Department of; certain terms in particular types of state contracts shall be void and unenforceable and should not be included in such agreements; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the general authority, duties, and procedure of state purchasing, so as to provide that certain terms in particular types of state contracts shall be void and unenforceable and should not be included in such agreements; to require the Department of Administrative Services to provide such information on its website; to specify that bids, offers, or proposals and registers thereof shall be subject to the public disclosure provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to open records; 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.
- HB 953/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 36 4241/a (committee substitute) — source
- Sen floor amend 1 AM 46 0039 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 161–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- Bonnie Rich — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-02-19 House Hopper
- 2020-02-20 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2020-02-21 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2020-03-05 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-03-12 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2020-03-12 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2020-03-13 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2020-06-15 Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
withdrawal, referral-committee - 2020-06-18 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-06-19 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2020-06-24 Senate Tabled
- 2020-06-24 Senate Taken from Table
- 2020-06-24 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2020-06-24 Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
passage - 2020-06-25 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2020-06-30 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2020-07-29 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2020-07-29 Act 501
executive-signature - 2021-01-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e213e35d-c80b-4df5-8a39-14692b59ee68. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).