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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB187

Professions and businesses; contractors; change certain provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 8, 10, 36, 43, and 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing, commerce and trade, local government, professions and businesses, and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to change certain provisions relating to certain professions practicing in this state; to change certain provisions relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
March 25, 2026
Last status update
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Author
Dale Washburn
Co-sponsors
Alan PowellLauren McDonaldKasey CarpenterDerrick McCollumSteve TarvinRicky Williams

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 11, 2025 Senate committee reassignment January 12, 2026 Senate committee substitute March 25, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 27, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #110

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

157 yea–2 nay · 7 not voting · 14 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  2. Senate Senate Recommitted
  3. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  4. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  5. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  6. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. House House Third Readers
  8. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  9. House House Second Readers
  10. House House First Readers
  11. House House Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1947579
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB187.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00