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title: SB 103. Department of Administrative Services, companies owned or operated by Iran to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; prohibit
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cite_as: SB 103, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.)
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date: 2025-02-06
status: introduced
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bill_number: SB 103
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: Senate
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2025-02-05
last_action: Senate Read and Referred
sponsors:
- Jason Anavitarte
- Steve Gooch
- Randy Robertson
- Bill Cowsert
- Brian Strickland
- John Kennedy
- John Albers
- Lee Anderson
- Clint Dixon
- Billy Hickman
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topic_tags:
- state contracts
- Iran sanctions
- government procurement
- business regulation
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# SB 103. Department of Administrative Services, companies owned or operated by Iran to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; prohibit
## Text
Senate Bill 103
By: Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Gooch of the 51st, Robertson of the 29th, Cowsert of the
46th, Strickland of the 42nd and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general authority, duties, and procedure of the Department of
Administrative Services, so as to prohibit companies owned or operated by Iran to bid on or
submit a proposal for a state contract; to provide for definitions; to provide for certifications;
to provide penalties for false certifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to general authority, duties, and procedure of the Department of Administrative
Services, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"50-5-84.3.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) 'Company' means any sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited
liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned
subsidiaries, majority owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such entities
or business associations, that exists for the purpose of making profit.
(2) 'Government of Iran' means the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(3) 'Scrutinized company' means any company owned or operated by the government of
Iran.
(b) A scrutinized company shall be ineligible to, and shall not, bid on or submit a proposal
for a contract with a state agency for goods or services.
(c) A state agency shall require a company that submits a bid or proposal with respect to
a contract for goods or services to certify that the company is not a scrutinized company.
(d) If the Department of Administrative Services determines that a company has submitted
a false certification under subsection (c) of this Code section:
(1) The company shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount that is equal to the
greater of $250,000.00 or twice the amount of the contract for which a bid or proposal
was submitted;
(2) The state agency or the Department of Administrative Services shall terminate the
contract with the company; and
(3) The company shall be ineligible to, and shall not, bid on a state contract."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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A Georgia Senate bill would bar companies owned or operated by the government of Iran from bidding on state contracts and would require all bidders to certify they are not such a company, with penalties for lying.
### Plain-language summary
Currently Georgia law does not specifically bar companies tied to Iran's government from competing for state contracts. This bill adds a new section to the law governing the Department of Administrative Services, which oversees state purchasing, to close that gap.
The bill defines a 'scrutinized company' as any company owned or operated by the government of Iran and makes such companies ineligible to bid on or propose contracts with any Georgia state agency for goods or services. State agencies would have to require every company bidding on a contract to certify it is not a scrutinized company. If the Department of Administrative Services finds a company lied on that certification, the company would face a civil penalty of at least $250,000 or twice the contract amount, whichever is greater, the state would terminate the contract, and the company would become permanently ineligible for future state contracts.
### What it does
- Adds a new Code section (O.C.G.A. § 50-5-84.3) banning companies owned or operated by the government of Iran from bidding on or proposing Georgia state contracts for goods or services.
- Requires state agencies to make every company bidding on a contract certify it is not owned or operated by the government of Iran.
- Sets a civil penalty for false certification equal to the greater of $250,000 or twice the contract's value.
- Requires the state to terminate any contract awarded to a company that falsely certified it was not a scrutinized company.
- Permanently bars a company caught falsely certifying from bidding on any future state contract.
### Who it affects
Companies that bid on Georgia state contracts for goods or services, especially any company with ownership or operational ties to the government of Iran, as well as state agencies and the Department of Administrative Services, which must collect certifications and enforce penalties.
### Why it matters
Companies with ties to Iran's government would be locked out of Georgia's state contracting market, and every bidder would face a new certification requirement. A company that lies on that certification risks a large fine, losing its contract, and a permanent ban from future state work.
### Key provisions
- Section 1 defines 'company,' 'government of Iran,' and 'scrutinized company' (any company owned or operated by Iran's government) in new O.C.G.A. § 50-5-84.3(a).
- Subsection (b) makes scrutinized companies ineligible to bid on or propose any state agency contract for goods or services.
- Subsection (c) requires state agencies to obtain a certification from bidders that they are not scrutinized companies.
- Subsection (d) sets penalties for false certification: a civil fine of the greater of $250,000 or twice the contract amount, mandatory contract termination, and a permanent bidding ban.
- Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2025-02-05)
- Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2025-02-06)
- Sponsors: Jason Anavitarte, Steve Gooch, Randy Robertson, Bill Cowsert, Brian Strickland, John Kennedy, John Albers, Lee Anderson, Clint Dixon, Billy Hickman
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69983
> The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb103.md?full=1