Bill Text: GA HB560 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Contracting and bidding; health insurance for employees; provide

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-26 - House Second Readers [HB560 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB560-Introduced.html

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09 LC 38 0848

House Bill 560

By: Representatives Kaiser of the 59th, Ashe of the 56th, and Fludd of the 66th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 2 of Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracting and bidding, so as to provide that entities submitting a bid for certain contracts shall disclose whether they will maintain health insurance for their employees during the project for which the bid was submitted; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 2 of Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracting and bidding, is amended by adding a new subsection to Code Section 36-91-20, relating to written contract, advertising, competitive sealed bidding requirements, and the timing of addendums and other prequalifications, to read as follows:

"(g) Any competitive sealed bid or competitive sealed proposal submitted by a bidder or offeror pursuant to this article shall include whether the bidder or offeror has and shall maintain health insurance coverage for its employees throughout the term of the contract for which such bidder or offeror has submitted its bid."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.