# Georgia HB 113: State government; prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities Georgia HB 113, State government; prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Josh Bonner (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB113-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia HB 113 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: State government; prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date - Sponsors: Josh Bonner (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican), Lauren McDonald III (Republican), Alan Powell (Republican), Will Wade (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Governmental Affairs, Government Oversight, General Bill - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (345 yes, 35 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Georgia strengthens technology purchasing security checks: benefit, low. 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… - Georgia blocks purchases of security-risk goods: cost, low. 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 t… - Prohibited state sales bring steep penalties: cost, low. 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… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Josh Bonner (Republican), House - Sponsor: Matthew Gambill (Republican), House - Sponsor: Soo Hong (Republican), House - Sponsor: Lauren McDonald III (Republican), House - Sponsor: Alan Powell (Republican), House - Sponsor: Will Wade (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 146 | 18 | 7 | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 51 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-27 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 148 | 17 | 7 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-07-01: Effective Date - 2025-05-09: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-09: Act 86 - 2025-04-08: House Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-03-31: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House) - 2025-03-28: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-02-27: House Third Readers (House) - 2025-02-27: House Passed/Adopted (House) - 2025-02-13: House Committee Favorably Reported (House) - 2025-01-28: House Second Readers (House) - 2025-01-27: House First Readers (House) - 2025-01-17: House Hopper (House) ## Bill text - HB 113/AP* (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238514) ## Related bills - SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed) - SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed) - SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed) - SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed) - HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed) - HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed) ## Sources - [HB 113/AP* (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238514) ## Related - [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026) - [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026) - [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026) - [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026) - [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026) - [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB113-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).