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GA HB1652
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/4/2022
Primary Sponsor
Marvin Lim
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AI Summary
- State agencies and local governmental entities are prohibited from enacting, adopting, implementing, or enforcing any policy that promotes or permits discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or other protected status.
- All contracts for goods or services entered into or renewed by state agencies or local governmental entities on or after January 1, 2023, must include a provision allowing termination if the contractor has enacted or enforced any policy promoting or permitting discrimination, harassment, or retaliation during the previous year.
- Contractors must certify at the time of bid submission or before entering into or renewing a contract that they do not promote or permit discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on any of the listed protected characteristics.
- Protected categories explicitly include sexual orientation and gender, which are not otherwise broadly protected under existing Georgia state law.
- Amends both Title 36 (local government) and Title 50 (state government) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, applying parallel requirements to both local governmental entities and state agencies.
Legislative Description
State government; enacting, adopting, implementing, or enforcing any policy that promotes or permits discrimination; prohibit
Last Action
House Hopper
4/4/2022
Full Bill Text
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