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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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
March 27, 2025 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #305
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
48 yea–3 nay · 3 not voting · 2 absent
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
April 2, 2025 · Senate
Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #414
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
50 yea–3 nay · 3 absent
Committee referrals
March 6, 2025 · Senate
Transportation
February 21, 2025 · House
Motor Vehicles
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2026-01-01
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State Act 272
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper