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GeorgiaHB 1132025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

State government; prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities

Sponsored By: Josh Bonner (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican), Lauren McDonald III (Republican), Alan Powell (Republican), Will Wade (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

Georgia strengthens technology purchasing security checks

The Georgia Technology Authority can review state technology purchases for potential security threats to Georgia or its residents. Reviews can cover all or part of a purchase and direct or indirect threats. The authority must keep an up-to-date list of restricted goods and their producers. It also must set and enforce state technology purchasing standards that follow industry-accepted open network architecture standards.

Georgia blocks purchases of security-risk goods

Georgia and its agencies cannot buy covered foreign goods that the Georgia Technology Authority identifies as security threats. The ban covers goods, parts, services, and technology, including purchases through vendors or resellers. Covered countries are those designated as foreign adversaries by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Covered for-profit companies are formed or mainly based in those countries, or owned or controlled by their governments or political actors. This framework replaces the earlier Russia/Belarus rules and repeals the separate China contracting restriction.

Prohibited state sales bring steep penalties

Foreign companies of concern, or vendors and resellers, face civil penalties for selling prohibited goods to Georgia or its agencies. The penalty is the greater of $250,000 or three times the entire purchase value. The purchasing agency or Department of Administrative Services must end the contract. The offending seller cannot receive future state contracts for a period set by the Georgia Technology Authority.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Josh Bonner

    Republican • House

  • Matthew Gambill

    Republican • House

  • Soo Hong

    Republican • House

  • Lauren McDonald III

    Republican • House

  • Alan Powell

    Republican • House

  • Will Wade

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Bo Hatchett

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 345 • No: 35

House vote • 3/31/2025

Agree to Senate Substitute

Yes: 146 • No: 18 • Other: 7

Senate vote • 3/28/2025

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Yes: 51 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 2/27/2025

PASSAGE

Yes: 148 • No: 17 • Other: 7

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective Date

    7/1/2025

  2. House Date Signed by Governor

    5/9/2025House

  3. Act 86

    5/9/2025

  4. House Sent to Governor

    4/8/2025House

  5. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

    3/31/2025House

  6. Senate Third Read

    3/28/2025Senate

  7. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    3/28/2025Senate

  8. Senate Read Second Time

    3/21/2025Senate

  9. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    3/20/2025Senate

  10. Senate Read and Referred

    2/28/2025Senate

  11. House Third Readers

    2/27/2025House

  12. House Passed/Adopted

    2/27/2025House

  13. House Committee Favorably Reported

    2/13/2025House

  14. House Second Readers

    1/28/2025House

  15. House First Readers

    1/27/2025House

  16. House Hopper

    1/17/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB 113/AP* (v5)

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