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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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CONTRACTS
EDUCATION
HIGHWAYS
BRIDGES
AND FERRIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
STATE GOVERNMENT
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Bill Yearta
Eddie Lumsden
John LaHood
Lee Hawkins
Rob Leverett
Victor Anderson
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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.

  1. HB 137/AP* (committee substitute) — source
  2. LC 47 3227/a (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • House Vote #28 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 1529 (pass) · lower
  • Senate Vote #343 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 455 (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).