GA HB 863
died on adjournmentGeorgia 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Tremaine Reeseprimary
- Karen Mathiakprimary
- Michael Smithprimary
- Jason Ridleyprimary
- Bryce Berryprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-03-25
House Hopper
introduction
2025-03-27
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-28
House Second Readers
reading-2
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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