HR1371: HR1371 House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles; create

Most of Georgia's current traffic and vehicle laws were written for cars driven by people, not for autonomous vehicles that can drive without a human operator. This resolution responds to the growing use of such vehicles in the state by creating the House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles. The seven-member committee, appointed by the Speaker of the House, would include the chairs of the House Judiciary Non-Civil, Motor Vehicles, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Technology and Infrastructure Innovation committees, plus two minority party members. It would study traffic laws, safety standards, oversight, and civil and criminal liability rules (including who is at fault when an autonomous vehicle is involved in a crash or violation) and recommend any needed legislation. Members get standard legislative allowances (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) for up to three days unless more are approved. The committee must file any report before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates the House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles to review Georgia vehicle laws.
• Sets committee membership at seven House members, including four specific committee chairs, appointed by the Speaker, with two minority party members required.
• Directs the committee to study traffic laws, safety standards, oversight, and civil and criminal liability rules for autonomous vehicles, including fault in collisions.
• Provides legislative allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 for up to three days of committee work unless additional days are authorized, funded through House appropriations.
• Requires any approved findings or recommendations to be filed as a report with the Clerk of the House before the committee is abolished.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2026.

Members of the Georgia House of Representatives who serve on the committee, including chairs of four named House committees, are directly affected, as are makers and operators of autonomous vehicles and micromobility devices whose regulation the committee would study.

If enacted, this resolution would not change any current vehicle law itself, but it sets up a formal House process to examine whether Georgia's traffic, safety, and liability rules fit autonomous vehicles, potentially shaping future legislation on self-driving cars.

• Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on Code Revisions for Autonomous Vehicles.
• Paragraph (2) sets membership at seven House members, naming four required committee chairs and two minority party appointees, with the Speaker choosing the chairperson.
• Paragraph (3) directs the committee to study issues raised in the resolution and recommend action or legislation it deems necessary.
• Paragraph (5) ties member allowances to O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, capped at three days unless more are authorized, funded from House appropriations.
• Paragraph (6) sets rules for filing a report, requiring majority approval by a quorum before the abolishment date, or filing meeting minutes if no report is approved.
• 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 committees