HR 1371: House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles; create

Georgia's traffic and vehicle laws were largely written with human drivers in mind, but autonomous (self-driving) vehicles, including small devices like scooters covered under micromobility, are becoming more common on the state's roads. This resolution sets up the House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles to look at whether existing laws still make sense for vehicles that can operate without a person controlling them. The committee would have seven House members appointed by the Speaker, including the chairs of the Judiciary Non-Civil, Motor Vehicles, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Technology and Infrastructure Innovation committees, plus two members from the minority party. It would study traffic laws, safety oversight, and how to assign fault when a self-driving vehicle is involved in a crash or violation, then file a report with recommendations. Members get standard legislative allowances, funded through the House's existing budget, and the committee shuts down on December 1, 2026.

• Creates the House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles, made up of seven House members appointed by the Speaker.
• Directs the committee to review Georgia's vehicle and traffic laws to see how well they apply to self-driving vehicles, including micromobility devices.
• Requires the committee to evaluate civil and criminal liability rules, including who is at fault when an autonomous vehicle causes a crash or violation.
• Allows the committee to recommend new legislation based on its findings, filed as a report with the Clerk of the House.
• Sets legislative allowances for committee members under O.C.G.A. Section 28-1-8, capped at three paid days unless more are authorized, funded through the House's budget.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026.

The resolution directly affects the seven House members appointed to the committee, including specific committee chairs named in the text. More broadly, it touches Georgians who make, use, or are affected by autonomous vehicles and micromobility devices, since the committee's recommendations could later shape driving, safety, and liability laws.

If the committee's work leads to future legislation, it could change how autonomous vehicles are regulated in Georgia, including safety rules and who is held responsible after a crash. For now, the resolution only creates a study process; it does not change any existing law itself.

• Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles.
• Paragraph (2) sets committee membership at seven House members, naming four required committee chairs and requiring two minority party appointees.
• Paragraph (3) directs the committee to study the issues raised in the preamble and recommend action or legislation it finds necessary.
• Paragraph (5) sets member allowances under O.C.G.A. Section 28-1-8, limited to three paid days unless additional days are approved, funded from the House's appropriated funds.
• Paragraph (6) lays out reporting rules, requiring majority approval of any report before the abolishment date and filing with the Clerk of the House.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

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• Clint Crowe (R, HD-118)Primary sponsor
• Todd Jones (R, HD-025)
• John Corbett (R, HD-174)
• Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)
• Martin Momtahan (R, HD-017)
• Trey Kelley (R, HD-016)

• autonomous vehicles
• self-driving cars
• traffic laws
• vehicle liability
• legislative study committee