SR1048: SR1048 Senate Mileage Based User Fee Study Committee; create

Georgia currently charges owners of electric and other alternative fueled vehicles a set annual licensing fee instead of the gas tax that funds road maintenance. This resolution creates the Senate Mileage Based User Fee Study Committee to look at replacing that flat fee with a mileage based user fee, meaning drivers would pay based on how far they actually drive. The committee would have five senators plus the commissioner of transportation and the commissioner of revenue (or their designees), appointed by the President of the Senate, who also names the chairperson. The committee would study how other states run similar programs, how to protect driver privacy while tracking mileage, how to bill and collect fees, and how to handle enrollment, late payments, and prepayment. It must file any findings or recommended legislation before the committee is abolished on December 1, 2026.

• Creates the Senate Mileage Based User Fee Study Committee to examine replacing the flat annual fee on electric and alternative fueled vehicles with a per mile charge.
• Sets committee membership at five senators plus the commissioner of transportation and the commissioner of revenue or their designees, all appointed by the President of the Senate.
• Directs the committee to study privacy protections, billing and collection methods, enrollment procedures, and how other states run mileage based fee programs.
• Provides legislative members travel and per diem allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, while state employee and non-official members receive limited expense reimbursement.
• Requires the committee to file a report or recommended legislation with the Secretary of the Senate before it is abolished on December 1, 2026.

Electric and alternative fueled vehicle owners in Georgia, the state senators and commissioners appointed to the study committee, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Revenue, which would help evaluate any new mileage based fee system.

If the committee's work leads to future legislation, electric vehicle owners could eventually pay road fees based on actual mileage rather than a flat annual charge, which could raise or lower what individual drivers pay and affect how Georgia funds road and bridge maintenance.

• Paragraph (1) creates the Senate Mileage Based User Fee Study Committee.
• Paragraph (2) sets membership at five senators plus the commissioner of transportation and commissioner of revenue or their designees, with a chairperson named by the President of the Senate.
• Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying mileage based user fee issues and recommending action or legislation.
• Paragraph (5) sets allowances: legislative members get travel and per diem under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8, other officials and employees get expense reimbursement, and non-official members get a daily allowance capped at five days unless extended.
• Paragraph (6) requires any approved findings or recommended legislation to be filed as a report with the Secretary of the Senate before abolishment.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2026.

1. 2026-03-27Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2026-03-25Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)Primary sponsor
• Greg Dolezal (R, SD-027)
• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)
• Steven McNeel (R, SD-018)

• electric vehicles
• road funding
• transportation policy
• vehicle fees
• legislative study committee