Georgia House Bill 953 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on July 29 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

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

Rep. Bonnie Rich [R]	Rep. Bruce Williamson [R]	Rep. Andrew Welch [R]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]
Rep. Todd Jones [R]	Sen. William Ligon [R]

2020-06-25 - House - House Vote #748 (Y: 158 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2020-06-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #731 (Y: 45 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2020-03-12 - House - House Vote #623 (Y: 161 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 17) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01		Effective Date
2020-07-29		Act 501
2020-07-29	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-25	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2020-06-24	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2020-06-24	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-06-24	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2020-06-24	Senate	Senate Tabled
2020-06-19	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-06-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-06-15	Senate	Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
2020-03-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-03-12	House	House Passed/Adopted
2020-03-12	House	House Third Readers
2020-03-05	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2020-02-21	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-20	House	House First Readers
2020-02-19	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57477
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190203
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195305
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57477#17670
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57477#17932
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57477#17961