SB 438 Georgia Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Contracts; certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; change

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retention of contractual payments and creation of escrow accounts on contracts for installation, improvement, maintenance, or repair of water or sewer facilities, so as to change certain provisions relating to retainage of progress payments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

May 2022

Introduced Feb 2, 2022 Signed May 13, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 47

Feb 15, 2022

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican29

26 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

15

Key actions

6

Committee

3

May 13, 2022

Signed into law

Act 871

upper

May 13, 2022

Signed into law

Senate Date Signed by Governor

upper

Mar 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Mar 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Feb 15, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Feb 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 3, 2022

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Brian Strickland

Chuck Hufstetler

Lindsey Tippins

Randy Robertson