2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB187: Professions and businesses; contractors; change certain provisions

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 8, 10, 36, 43, and 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing, commerce and trade, local government, professions and businesses, and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to change certain provisions relating to certain professions practicing in this state; to change certain provisions relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/25/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #110
2/27/2025
157
Yea
2
Nay
7
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/27/2025226.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/2025219.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/30/2025222.5 KB