Georgia House Bill 635

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 9 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-09 - Effective Date 2025-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 41 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to residential and commercial general contractors, so as to revise provisions relating to the State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors; to revise and clarify qualifications for licensure as a residential or commercial general contractor; to revise provisions relating to examination of applicants; to revise provisions relating to the refusal to grant a license, revocation of a license, or other disciplinary action of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors; revise provisions

Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R]	Rep. Spencer Frye [D]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Rep. Holt Persinger [R]
Rep. Lehman Franklin [R]	Rep. Rob Clifton [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]

2025-04-02 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #430 (Y: 53 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #252 (Y: 171 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-09		Effective Date 2025-07-01
2025-05-09		Act 91
2025-05-09	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-10	House	House Sent to Governor
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Tabled
2025-03-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-03-10	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-03-06	House	House Passed/Adopted
2025-03-06	House	House Third Readers
2025-03-04	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-28	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-27	House	House First Readers
2025-02-26	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70813
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233963
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239066
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70813#25078
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70813#25558