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GA SB300

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2016

Primary Sponsor

Joshua McKoon

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the State Treasurer to establish and maintain the "Expenditure Data Base of the State of Georgia," a free, publicly searchable online database containing all state government expenditures to vendors for each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2016, with data published within six months of each fiscal year's close and accessible for five years
  • Each expenditure record must include the amount, date paid, vendor name, and the state entity that made or requested the expenditure, with search capabilities including filtering, data aggregation, and downloadable results
  • State entities must report expenditure data to the State Treasurer by the 10th of each month for the prior month's vendor payments, and must post a link to the database on their own websites within 180 days of initial publication
  • The State Treasurer must publish graphical representations (charts and graphs) of spending data, provide an opportunity for public comment on the database's utility within one year of launch, and publish annual usage statistics beginning February 1, 2018
  • Confidential or non-public records are excluded from the database, and the State Treasurer and staff are shielded from liability for inadvertent disclosure of such records

Legislative Description

Office of State Treasurer; require state treasurer to collect certain data and maintain/publish database; expenditures made by state entities to vendors

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

1/27/2016

Full Bill Text

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