2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB438: Contracts; certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; change

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retention of contractual payments and creation of escrow accounts on contracts for installation, improvement, maintenance, or repair of water or sewer facilities, so as to change certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/2/2022
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/3/2022
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/11/2022
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/14/2022
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/15/2022
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/15/2022
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
2/17/2022
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/22/2022
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/22/2022
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2022
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/13/2022
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/13/2022
Act 871
5/13/2022
Effective Date 2022-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #789
3/28/2022
151
Yea
0
Nay
10
Not Voting
18
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #520
2/15/2022
52
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED