2025-2026 Regular Session
HB944
Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor carriers and commercial vehicles; update reference date
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe operations of motor carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers and safe transportation of hazardous materials, so as to update the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 10, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #494
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
160 yea–4 nay · 5 not voting · 6 absent
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Passage: Senate Vote #786
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
50 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
February 11, 2026 · Senate
Transportation
January 13, 2026 · 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 2026-07-01
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State Act 420
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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 Passed/Adopted 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
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper