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GA SB 51

withdrawn

State, County, and Municipal Road Systems; contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; revise

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

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Quick answers

Did GA SB 51 pass?

No. GA SB 51 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-02-19): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA SB 51 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state, county, and municipal road systems, so as to revise contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; to amend Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public works bidding, so as to revise contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; to provide definitions; to amend Chapter 22 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to managerial control over acquisition of professional services, so as to expand such provisions to local governments; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 51?

Ed Setzler, Matt Brass, Clint Dixon and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 51.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state, county, and municipal road systems, so as to revise contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; to amend Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public works bidding, so as to revise contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; to provide definitions; to amend Chapter 22 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to managerial control over acquisition of professional services, so as to expand such provisions to local governments; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-28
Latest action
2026-02-19 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ed Setzlerprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary
  • Frank Ginnprimary
  • Emanuel Jonesprimary
  • Sheikh Rahmanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-19

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  2. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

  3. 2025-03-27

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-03-27

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

  5. 2025-03-13

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-03-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  7. 2025-03-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  8. 2025-03-03

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  9. 2025-03-03

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  10. 2025-02-19

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-02-18

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-01-29

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-01-28

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #122 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-03 · pass · 54-1

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: other
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69604

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