Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| Bill | Contracts; increase dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contracts for public works, so as to increase the dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contracts and purchases by public schools; to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public school property and facilities; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state, county, and municipal road systems; to amend Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public works bidding; to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general authority, duties, and procedure for state purchasing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 137 | Georgia HB 137 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 137 (2025_26) — Contracts; increase dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contracts for public works, so as to increase the dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to contracts and purchases by public schools; to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public school property and facilities; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state, county, and municipal road systems; to amend Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public works bidding; to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general authority, duties, and procedure for state purchasing; 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.
Votes
- House Vote #28 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 152–9 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #343 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 45–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Bill Yearta — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- John LaHood — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Victor Anderson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-27 House Hopper
introduction - 2025-01-28 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2025-01-29 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2025-02-06 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-02-12 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2025-02-12 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-02-13 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2025-03-13 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-18 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2025-03-31 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2025-03-31 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-04-10 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-05-12 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2025-05-12 Act 129
executive-signature - 2025-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3a03bf52-ff81-4da0-82b5-fe1c4b40bf61. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).