SB 51 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State, County, and Municipal Road Systems; contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state, county, and municipal road systems, so as to revise contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; to amend Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public works bidding, so as to revise contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; to provide definitions; to amend Chapter 22 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to managerial control over acquisition of professional services, so as to expand such provisions to local governments; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Passed Senate → LC 47 4060S/hss · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill substitutes a new version of SB 51 that increases contracting thresholds for counties and municipalities in Georgia, raising the expenditure limit from $200,000 to $250,000 for certain professional services contracts and adjusting the two-estimate requirement threshold from $200,000 to $250,000.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on county and municipal contracting procedures for professional services, but the financial thresholds for when stricter contracting rules apply have been increased.

REQUIREMENT

Increased the maximum expenditure amount for contracts that counties and municipalities can negotiate without bidding from $200,000 to $250,000.

Raised the threshold requiring submission of at least two estimates from $200,000 to $250,000 for contracts exceeding $20,000.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill header and page numbering to reflect the House substitute version (LC 47 4060S/hss) instead of the original Senate version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

53–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 55

Mar 3, 2025

D Democratic22

21 Yea 1 Nay

95% Yea

R Republican33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors