HR 558: House Study Committee on the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers; create

Used car dealers in Georgia are currently licensed and regulated by the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers, which falls under the Secretary of State's office. Meanwhile, temporary operating permits and dealer license plates are overseen separately by the Department of Revenue. This resolution responds to reports from the Department of Revenue and law enforcement about a rise in illegally issued temporary tags, dealers selling or renting dealer plates, and forged plate copies being used to move stolen vehicles and drugs, dodge title taxes, and avoid insurance and emissions requirements. The resolution creates the House Study Committee on the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers to study these problems and recommend whether oversight of the used car industry should be consolidated under the Department of Revenue. The committee has five member categories including legislators, the Secretary of State, the Revenue Commissioner, a law enforcement representative, and a member of the Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Advisory Board. It must file any findings before the committee is abolished on December 1, 2025.

• Creates the House Study Committee on the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers.
• Directs the committee to study fraud involving temporary operating permits and dealer license plates and recommend legislation if needed.
• Sets committee membership to include four House members, the Secretary of State or a designee, the Revenue Commissioner or a designee, a law enforcement representative, and a crime prevention board member.
• Establishes per diem and travel reimbursement for committee members under existing state allowance rules (O.C.G.A. §§ 28-1-8 and 45-7-21).
• Requires any approved report or recommendations to be filed with the Clerk of the House before the committee dissolves.
• Abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025.

Used motor vehicle and used motor vehicle parts dealers, the Secretary of State's office, the Georgia Department of Revenue, state and local law enforcement agencies dealing with motor vehicle crimes, and House members appointed to the new study committee.

The study could lead to a shift in which state agency regulates used car dealers, potentially changing how dealer plate abuse, fraudulent temporary tags, and related tax and insurance evasion are policed in Georgia, though the resolution itself makes no regulatory changes yet.

• Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers.
• Paragraph (2) sets membership: four House appointees including two committee chairs, the Secretary of State or designee, the Revenue Commissioner or designee, a law enforcement representative, and a Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Advisory Board member.
• Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying dealer plate and temporary permit fraud and recommending legislation.
• Paragraph (5) sets allowances: legislative members get standard travel/expense pay, state officials get expense reimbursement only, and non-official members get a daily allowance under O.C.G.A. § 45-7-21(b), capped at three days unless extended.
• Paragraph (6) requires a report or meeting minutes to be filed with the Clerk of the House before abolishment, only if approved by majority vote of a quorum.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025.

1. 2025-04-04House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
2. 2025-04-04House Third Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-18House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
4. 2025-03-13House Second Readers (House)
5. 2025-03-11House First Readers (House)
6. 2025-03-10House Hopper (House)

• John Corbett (R, HD-174)Primary sponsor
• Alan Powell (R, HD-33)
• Jason Ridley (R, HD-6)
• Todd Jones (R, HD-25)
• Danny Mathis (R, HD-133)

1. PassedHouse voteApril 4, 2025

   166 yea, 0 nay (5 not voting, 9 excused)

   Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444

• used car dealers
• motor vehicle fraud
• dealer license plates
• Department of Revenue
• legislative study committees