Sen. Mitch Seabaugh Champions Utilities Contractor’s Bill to a Unanimous Vote in the State Senate
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2/23/10 State Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) championed legislation through the State Senate that will ensure utility contractors are not prohibited from bidding on projects if they do not possess a general contractor license. The bill passed the Senate with a vote of 53-0. “If we want to recover from this economic recession, we must create and laws that get Georgians back to work. Thanks to the bipartisan support from my colleagues in the Senate, Georgians will have additional job opportunities,” said Seabaugh. Under this
legislation, any utility contractor holding a valid utility
contractor's license is authorized to bid for and perform work
on any utility system in Georgia without
having to obtaining a general contractor’s license. Under
the “Residential and General Contractors” bill, only those with
a valid general contractor’s license could bid and work on
utility systems. Seabaugh’s legislation allows electrical
contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low-voltage
contractors, and utility contractors to bid upon and perform
work on any utility system.
The bill was originally heard in the Senate Economic Development
Committee. During the hearing, members of the utilities
contractors’ community voiced their support of Senate Bill 339.
A representative from the Georgia Utilities Contractors
Association said that municipalities often confuse the law to
interpret only those with a general contractors’ license can bid
for utility jobs, excluding utility contactors from getting
their own work. Sen. Mitch
Seabaugh serves as Senate Majority Whip. He represents the
28th Senate District which includes Coweta and Heard counties
and portions of Carroll and Troup counties. He may be
reached by phone at 404.656.6446 or by e-mail at
mail@mitchseabaugh.com. |
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