Georgia Senate Bill 327 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general authority, duties, and procedure relative to state purchasing, so as to prohibit the state, including all of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, from entering into certain contracts with an individual or company unless such contracts contain a certification that such individual or company does not presently conduct a boycott of Israel and will not conduct such a boycott for the duration of such contract; to exclude certain contracts from these requirements; to provide for definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

State Purchasing; prohibit the state from entering into certain contracts unless such contracts contain a certification; does not presently conduct a boycott of Israel

Sen. Judson Hill [R]	Sen. Hunter Hill [R]	Sen. Joshua McKoon [R]	Sen. Mike Crane [R]
Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]	Sen. William Ligon [R]	Rep. David Clark [R]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #792 (Y: 41 N: 8 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - House - House Vote #802 (Y: 95 N: 71 NV: 7 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #520 (Y: 45 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 378
2016-04-26	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-31	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2016-03-22	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-22	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-03-02	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-29	House	House First Readers
2016-02-26	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2016-02-26	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-02-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-24	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-03	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48071
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156410
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159049
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160511
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162360
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48071#14104
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48071#14469
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48071#14588