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title: HR 1371. House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles; create
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status_date: 2026-02-17
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  - Clint Crowe
  - Todd Jones
  - John Corbett
  - Tyler Smith
  - Martin Momtahan
  - Trey Kelley
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  - autonomous vehicles
  - self-driving cars
  - traffic laws
  - vehicle liability
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# HR 1371. House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles; create

## Text

The House Committee on Technology and Infrastructure Innovation offers the following
substitute to HR 1371:
A RESOLUTION
Creating the House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS, autonomous vehicles have the capability to drive without any controlling or
monitoring by a human operator; and
WHEREAS, there is an increasing prevalence of such autonomous vehicles in use in this
state; and
WHEREAS, most of the existing Code provisions applicable to vehicles in this state were
created for human operated vehicles; and
WHEREAS, current legal frameworks may need to be updated to ensure public safety and
to clarify legal standards applicable to autonomous vehicles; and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to undertake a comprehensive review of the Code
provisions applicable to vehicles in order to evaluate the applicability of such provisions to
autonomous vehicles and to make recommendations for Code revisions and updates to ensure
the safe operation of autonomous vehicles in this state, including, but not limited to,
micromobility, clarifying and modernizing definitions and provisions applicable to
autonomous vehicles; a review of traffic laws and regulatory standards, including evaluating
how to ensure compliance with such laws and standards with respect to autonomous vehicles;
a review of safety standards and oversight of autonomous vehicles; and an evaluation of civil
and criminal liability standards, including the assignment of fault when an autonomous
vehicle is involved in a violation, offense, collision, or other incident.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
(1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee
on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles.
(2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of seven members of the
House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint the
members of the committee, one of whom shall be the chairperson of the House
Committee on Judiciary Non-Civil, one of whom shall be the chairperson of the House
Committee on Motor Vehicles, one of whom shall be the chairperson of the House
Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, and one of whom shall be the
chairperson of the House Committee on Technology and Infrastructure Innovation. The
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall also designate one such member as
chairperson and shall also appoint two members from the minority party.
(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,
issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or
legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.
(4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee
may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or
convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and
accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.
(5) Allowances and funding. The legislative members of the committee shall receive
the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any
member of the committee for more than three days unless additional days are authorized.
Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds
appropriated to the House of Representatives.
(6) Report.
(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that
include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the
same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to
subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for
proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)
of this paragraph.
(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of
abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.
A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with
the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the
House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu
thereof.
(7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2026.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A House resolution would create a seven-member study committee to review Georgia's vehicle laws and recommend updates for self-driving cars, with a report due by December 1, 2026.

### Plain-language summary

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.

### What it does

- 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.

### Who it affects

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.

### Why it matters

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.

### Key provisions

- 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.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2026-02-17)
- Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (2026-03-19)
- Sponsors: Clint Crowe, Todd Jones, John Corbett, Tyler Smith, Martin Momtahan, Trey Kelley
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73291

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