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GA HB816
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/30/2012
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Abrams
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AI Summary
- Establishes the "Georgia Buy American Act," requiring all state departments, agencies, commissions, boards, and authorities to give preference to supplies, materials, equipment, and agricultural products manufactured or produced in the United States when contracting or purchasing.
- Maintains Georgia-produced products as the paramount preference, with the new U.S.-made preference ranking second and not overriding the existing in-state preference.
- For contracts exceeding $100,000, purchasing entities must consider the multiplier effect on gross domestic product and the impact on public revenues when evaluating whether a preference for U.S. products over foreign-made products is reasonable.
- Prohibits state entities from dividing contracts exceeding $100,000 to circumvent the preference requirements and includes a provision that nothing in the Act shall contravene any treaty or law of the United States.
- Effective date of July 1, 2012, applying to contracts entered into on or after that date.
Legislative Description
Georgia Buy American Act; enact
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
2/24/2012
Committee Referrals
State Institutions and Property1/30/2012
Full Bill Text
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