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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB551

Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits for motor vehicles; to amend Code Section 43-47-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license applications for used motor vehicle dealers and used motor vehicle parts dealers, prerequisites, license fees, renewal, training or test, supplemental licenses, bonds, insurance, suspension for conviction or false statement, and meetings; to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 26, 2025 Senate committee substitute March 20, 2025 Sent to Governor April 10, 2025 Governor approved May 14, 2025 Became law May 14, 2025

Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 4, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #167

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

168 yea–2 nay · 6 not voting · 4 absent

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March 27, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #305

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

48 yea–3 nay · 3 not voting · 2 absent

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March 31, 2025 · House

Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #359

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

162 yea–3 nay · 4 not voting · 11 absent

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April 2, 2025 · Senate

Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #414

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

50 yea–3 nay · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-01-01
  2. State Act 272
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  6. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
  7. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  8. Senate Senate Third Read
  9. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  10. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  11. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  12. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  13. House House Third Readers
  14. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  15. House House Second Readers
  16. House House First Readers
  17. House House Hopper
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