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GA HB 863

died on adjournment

Georgia Small Business Set-Aside Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 863 pass?

No. GA HB 863 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA HB 863 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state purchasing, so as to provide for a small business set-aside program administered by the Department of Administrative Services under which state agencies would be required to make reasonable efforts to dedicate 20 percent of their annual procurement contracts to projects and contracts involving small businesses; to provide for certification of small businesses; to provide for a small business directory; to provide for an annual reporting requirement; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 863?

Tremaine Reese, Karen Mathiak, Michael Smith and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 863.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state purchasing, so as to provide for a small business set-aside program administered by the Department of Administrative Services under which state agencies would be required to make reasonable efforts to dedicate 20 percent of their annual procurement contracts to projects and contracts involving small businesses; to provide for certification of small businesses; to provide for a small business directory; to provide for an annual reporting requirement; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-03-25
Latest action
2026-02-26 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tremaine Reeseprimary
  • Karen Mathiakprimary
  • Michael Smithprimary
  • Jason Ridleyprimary
  • Bryce Berryprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-25

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-27

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-03-28

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-26

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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