2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB216: Richard H. Smith Georgia CHIPS Advancement in Research and Economic Development Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to create the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Commission; to provide for the purpose, membership, and duties of such commission; to amend Chapter 34 of Title 50, relating to the OneGeorgia Authority, so as to abolish the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Consortium; to replace the advisory panel and executive committee governing said consortium with the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Commission; to provide for a definition; to provide for a sunset date; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Passage: Senate Vote #365
3/31/2025
50
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #30
2/12/2025
163
Yea
2
Nay
7
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/2/202578.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/202578.2 KB