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type: "Bill"
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title: "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"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2019_20"
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identifier: "HB 953"
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citation: "Georgia HB 953 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "Bonnie Rich", "Bruce Williamson", "Sam Watson", "Todd Jones"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-02-19"
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last_action: "2021-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e213e35d-c80b-4df5-8a39-14692b59ee68"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "cebaa71132514a2b001dd2b861b5680566d2d9edf468bcaa60717a2438bf8d02"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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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
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 953/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195305.pdf)
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2. **LC 36 4241/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190203.pdf)
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3. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 46 0039** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194632.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **161–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
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- Bonnie Rich — primary (person)
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- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Todd Jones — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-02-19** House Hopper
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- **2020-02-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-15** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-06-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Tabled
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2020-06-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2020-07-29** Act 501 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e213e35d-c80b-4df5-8a39-14692b59ee68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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