Votes at a glance: Key House votes Feb. 27, 2025

The Georgia House recorded final passage votes on several bills during its Feb. 27 session. This roundup lists each bill the House debated to a final vote in that sitting, the outcome, and a brief description drawn from the chamber record.

Votes and outcomes

- House Bill 143 — Agricultural water metering reforms: Passed (yeas 165, nays 0). Sponsor said the bill, developed with the Environmental Protection Division and farmers, streamlines water‑meter installation rules for agriculture and preserves data collection for watershed management; supporters estimated state and farmer savings. (Caption read Feb. 27; committee substitute adopted and bill passed.)

- House Bill 113 — Restrictions on state purchases from foreign adversaries: Passed (yeas 148, nays 17). The bill directs the Georgia Technology Authority to maintain a list of companies/products defined by federal foreign‑adversary criteria and limits state procurement from entities on that list; it creates civil penalties and uses federal definitions rather than naming countries in statute. (Caption read Feb. 27; committee substitute adopted and bill passed.)

- House Bill 428 — Codify right to in vitro fertilization: Passed…