HB 189 Georgia House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Contract Cancellation Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to provide that any service contract such entities enter into shall contain a termination clause; to provide that poor performance or cost overrun shall constitute cause for termination of the contract; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2018

House Passage

Mar 2017

Senate Passage

Mar 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 31, 2017 Last action Mar 29, 2018

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2017

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Committee

Mar 29, 2018

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Mar 9, 2018

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Mar 6, 2017

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 3, 2017

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Mar 1, 2017

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors