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type: "Bill"
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title: "Contracts; increase dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 137"
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citation: "Georgia HB 137 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CONTRACTS", "EDUCATION", "HIGHWAYS", "BRIDGES", "AND FERRIES", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Yearta", "Eddie Lumsden", "John LaHood", "Lee Hawkins", "Rob Leverett", "Victor Anderson"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-27"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a03bf52-ff81-4da0-82b5-fe1c4b40bf61"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "63ecffdbe0f0352d631752f577f91724898606c8b465dc2e82962cd921cd0cb7"
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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 137 (2025_26) — Contracts; increase dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments
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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.
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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 137/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238483.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3227/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230373.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #28 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **152–9** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #343 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Yearta — primary (person)
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- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
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- John LaHood — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
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- Victor Anderson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-12** Act 129 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/3a03bf52-ff81-4da0-82b5-fe1c4b40bf61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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