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Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · March 2, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, March 2, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved HB 1380 with a January 1, 2027 effective date, approved a revised version of HB 1073, and approved HB 1465 with two members opposed. Discussion of HB 1465 focused on savings from ending annual registration decals and concerns about law enforcement's ability to identify expired registrations. The committee also heard HB 184, a proposal to change towing notices and create a public database for locating towed vehicles. No vote was taken on that proposal, and the chair scheduled further discussion for the next morning. The chair also announced that HB 1267 would be on the next morning's agenda.
All right. We, uh, do have four bills on the agenda this morning. Uh, I see Representative Miles here. We're gonna start with HB1380. If he'll come to the table and, uh, I'll turn the, uh, floor over to him. Good morning. Morning. Thank you, Chair and committee, for hearing my bill. Uh, I present bill, um, HB, HB, uh, 1380. And we are going with a LC of...
That's basically what this does. And we've already done the paper- the, uh, work to actually create the tag, so the, the expenses of creating it is already there. Uh, I've been told that they can, uh, print a certain amount of these. Uh, uh, normally, I think it's 1,000 you have to print if you get a special tag, but they said they can lower that amount...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · February 24, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, February 24, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved HB 461, covering motorcycles at unresponsive traffic signals and limited passing of stopped vehicles; HB 1391, creating a specialty license plate benefiting the Georgia Public Safety Foundation; and SB 160, allowing eligible people suspended for reckless stunt driving to seek limited driving permits using speed-limiting devices. Each received a voice vote, with no numerical tally announced. Members questioned motorcycle safety rules, who would benefit from the license plate proceeds, and the costs and penalties associated with the speed-device program. The chair also called HB 1380, but its sponsor was not available and no presentation or vote followed.
All right, we- we're going to, uh, House Bill 1391, uh, Representative Fleming. You want me to text him? Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, committee. Uh, here to present House Bill 1391, working off LC394888. Um, pretty simple bill. This is a, uh, specially licensed plate for Georgia's public safety officers. And we can hold it up. Uh, the proceeds for this...
And so that creates a, a cost for the family, hotel expenses, meal expenses. And so we wanted to be able to take that burden off of the family and be able to support them. And so that was one of the things that we started really looking at and how we could start helping them more. And so we looked at the, the ability to change the historical society into a...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · February 17, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, February 17, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved HB 1191, which would expand eligibility for special veteran license plates. The committee also held a hearing on a substitute for HB 1267, addressing temporary tag fraud, dealer oversight, license plate offenses and odometer tampering. Members questioned penalties and possible effects on drivers and legitimate dealers. The sponsor agreed to consider changes. No vote was taken on that bill. With time running short, the committee asked people waiting to testify to return Friday.
Not a whole lot has changed over the last 12 months based on the previous sale. But on this printout I have, there are over 4,700 independent dealers, uh, in this report. So over 300 independent dealers sold none, zero titles applied for, yet they issued tops. The first 50 on this list that sold zero cars issued 24,500 tops with, with zero titles that, that...
Section four, if you're obscuring the license plate, who willfully, uh, if you're doing this, you know, on purpose, you know, upon conviction, then the punishment will, will be $1,000 or confinement up to 12 months. Section five, uh, this, uh, relates to removing or fixing a license plate with in- intent to conceal or mis- misrepresent. Uh, and this is upon...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · March 3, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, March 3, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee discussed HB 1267, a substitute addressing vehicle fraud penalties and moving used-vehicle dealer oversight to the Department of Revenue. Supporters emphasized consumer protection and coordinated enforcement. Dealer witnesses raised concerns about small-business costs, licensing rules and eliminating the dealer board. A motion to approve failed 6-5. The committee then agreed to reconsider, but a later motion to set the bill aside failed on a 6-6 tie. No subsequent approval was recorded. The committee also revisited HB 184, concerning a towing database and abandoned-vehicle procedures. Members adopted an amendment adding license plate information and correcting an organization’s tax classification, then approved the amended bill with two opposing votes.
I'm gonna turn the meeting over to Vice Chair Barton. We're gonna start with 1267. We got some people that need to get to another meeting, so I'm gonna turn it over to Chairman Barton. Thank you. I don't know. Please for the... I can do that. Got a jillion names. All right, Mr. Chairman. Let's get everything out of here. Well, good morning, Mr. Chairman,...
If they, if they called to cancel insurance, uh, if they didn't provide proof o- of, of reinstatement or either new insurance, then they were required... And we changed it to 10 business days at a request of Dewey McClain. Uh, 10 business days, which is in the present, present bill as well. Uh, but anyway, they wanted to change it from terminate their...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · February 20, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, February 20, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee discussed planned changes to HB 1267, including vehicle-related penalties and dealer oversight, but took no vote because revised language was not ready. Members also considered moving dealer oversight into one agency. The committee approved a substitute for HB 809 that would set a 50 mph minimum speed on interstates and Georgia 400 beginning July 1, 2027. It also approved HB 1191 after adding a January 1, 2027 effective date to allow time to prepare for the license-plate changes.
All right. Thank, thank you for that. Uh, first, I, I just wanna say House Bill 11, or 1267, uh, we've, I've had several meetings, uh, since, since Tuesday, uh, with, uh, everybody that's concerned. Had a, a long meeting yesterday. Uh, and I think the posture that I'm in with this bill this morning, uh, since I do not have, uh, my legislative counsel,...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, uh, you know, first I want to thank you for the, uh, diligence that you've put into this. After we did the, uh, this past summer, the hearings that we had, and it was on TOPS, and it became much more than that with, uh, law enforcement talking about so many parts of the, um, criminality of counterfeiters and, and things such as...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · March 4, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, March 4, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee considered a revised substitute for HB 1267 following reconsideration at an earlier meeting. Discussion focused on transferring oversight to the Department of Revenue, the transition period, advisory council appointments and licensing for online used-car sellers. The committee adopted two amendments, one placing the existing board under the Georgia Administrative Procedures Act and another correcting a legal reference. The committee then approved the substitute as amended by voice vote, with no opposition heard.
All right. Thank you. All right, Chairman Corbett. We only have one bill today, and you have a substitute, so... I, I do. Sorry. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. I bring before you LC395030S. I left my glasses in my office, so I'm gonna have to look like I'm holding stuff away. I, I, I think I can make it. But, uh, anyway, I wanna first...
All right, we have a question. Chairman Prince. Uh, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for, uh, uh, taking, uh, going back and making updates to this. Uh, my question is, reference the board that was there, uh, up under the SOS. Will that board remain in place until, uh, until this transition, uh, makes it through? Yes, the, the board stays...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · February 3, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, February 3, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved four bills by voice vote: HB 204, removing state control of household movers’ rates; HB 944, updating the date of federal commercial-vehicle rules referenced in state law; HB 1022, addressing electronic window tinting and license plates; and HB 957, allowing certain miniature vehicles on local roads. Members questioned consumer protections for moving customers, enforcement and medical exemptions for window tinting, and safety requirements for miniature vehicles. The chair held SB 160 until the following week because changes were still being prepared.
But wh- while you're here, we'll move on to House Bill 1022. All right. House Bill 1022, LC 630051. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, I'm, I'm here today w- with House Bill... Uh, this purpose of this bill is simple, to ensure that vehicle owners and drivers in Georgia are actually complying with our existing laws on window tinting and license plates...
Technology should not be used as a tool to evade the law or create an unsafe environment for our officers. HB1022 simply updates Georgia law to reflect modern technology and closes loopholes that are already being exploited. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate y'all's favorable consideration, members. All right, we, uh, we have the, the board's lit up. I think you...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · February 10, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, February 10, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee considered five bills. Members discussed a revised version of HB 585 requiring information about drivers excluded from insurance policies to be available to law enforcement. A voice vote followed, but the chair did not explicitly announce the result. The committee held a hearing only on HB 809, which would raise the minimum speed on certain highways to 50 mph, while awaiting information about costs and implementation. The committee approved HB 1073, creating a Jackson State University specialty license plate, HB 1181, simplifying title transfers for certain inherited vehicles, and HB 1202, correcting a reference related to motor vehicle crime prevention grants.
Great. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Uh, this is House Bill 809. This, uh, this was introduced at the end of session last year just to get, uh, some discussion going. What this is doing is looking to raise not the maximum speed limit in Georgia, but raise the minimum speed limit in Georgia. I have a, a, eng- a civil...
What they have said is that, uh, that it, it is possible for them to do this administratively rather than do so with legislation. Uh, Mr. Chairman, this is a, a late addition. I apologize for this. But I have a copy of 40.6.184. Um, should I... H- okay. Thanks, Brian. And what this does, this particular section, 40.6.184, uh, I don't know why it's on legal...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · April 1, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, April 1, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee considered a substitute to HB 239 concerning auto insurance claims and collision repairs. The sponsor said it would require insurers to inspect vehicles within three business days and disclose financial relationships with recommended repair shops. Discussion focused on repair delays, disputes over payment for manufacturer-required work, pressure on small repair businesses, and how customers would learn about the requirements. Members voiced support during a do-pass vote, with no opposing response recorded. The transcript does not include a vote count or an explicit announcement of the result.
Bye. Good afternoon ev- everybody. We, uh, thought we were finished, uh, with our meetings, but, uh, this week being what it is, you know, uh, bills seem to get resurrected this week. So we're gonna have a hearing on a, on a bill, House Bill 239, which is now coming back in, in a different form. So, uh, I'm gonna ask Vance Smith if he'll open in prayer for...
And one of those that I used to be that, I don't know if you know or not, but I used to own a, an Allstate agency. And I, I ran an Allstate agency for five years. I was the, uh, um, uh, the owner and operator and the agent, and I still currently maintain my insurance license to this day. I still have, um, a P&C in life and health, and I still maintain that....
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · March 24, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, March 24, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee considered SB 76, focusing on eliminating license-plate renewal stickers and expanding where side-by-side vehicles may travel. Members questioned how sticker removal would work with one-year and five-year registrations, electronic notices and annual emissions testing. The presenters said the changes would save money and make road rules more uniform. The committee approved an amendment changing the effective date to July 1, 2027, then approved the bill as amended by voice vote. No vote count was stated.
So we'll have three stickers, and those three stickers also is gonna put a burden on our, on our locals because now my tax commissioner said that, uh, or tax assessor said that, uh, that they have to store those stickers, but now they're gonna have to store even more stickers, uh, as far as labor goes, so. And, and, and can you speak to the letter that's in...
Thank you. Number 19, Representative McClain. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and, and I guess, uh, I guess my question was on, on line 63, uh, where you say the department provides, uh, notification and communication electronically. Uh, was that the only way that the department's gonna notify to someone that they hadn't paid their insurance or they hadn't paid...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · March 17, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, March 17, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved SB 569, which would allow certain tow operators to obtain red emergency-light permits after required training. The version considered also included towing-notification provisions from HB 184, supported by representatives of the towing and rental-car industries. Members asked about training costs, eligibility and penalties for misuse of emergency lights. The committee also approved SB 384, which would offer optional five-year vehicle registration while keeping annual emissions requirements where applicable. Members discussed upfront fees, tag transfers, emissions enforcement and excluded vehicles. Both measures passed by voice vote, with no opposition heard.
Sure. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, John Clayton here on behalf of TRAG, the Towing and Recovery Association of Georgia. Um, like, like the chairman said, this is the same, uh, House Bill 184 that was passed out of this committee, I believe, two weeks ago. Um, no real changes. It came, uh, after a long agreement between the towing industry, uh, and the...
He's coming. I can stop. How you doing, sir? Is everything okay? Yeah. Hoping good- Uh, good, good morning. We've, uh, got a s- we have a sign-up sheet out front for anybody that'd like to, uh, speak to, uh, one of the measures we have on the, uh, agenda today. If you'd like to speak, if you wanna sign that sheet, just put your, your name and which bill,...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee · March 11, 2026
House Motor Vehicles Committee, March 11, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved a substitute for SB 293 by voice vote, with no vote count stated. The sponsor said the substitute replaced the original veterans’ license plate language, which had passed through another bill, with selected motor vehicle enforcement provisions from HB 1267. Members asked about penalties, dealer investigations and board oversight. One member expressed concern about having insufficient time to review the substitute.
All right, Mr. Chairman, we have Senate Bill 293. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Hello. Hello. We're good. All right. We're good. Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Uh, we have a substitute to Senate Bill 293 from last year. The, the original language in 293 got added to something else and was passed last year. So what, what...
That was one of their recommendations. Uh, 493, we did raise the bond to 50,000, which everybody had agreed on after much, uh, uh, de- debate or, or talk about, uh, to get to that point, 50,000, everybody agreed to that. Uh, and then we, in 502, uh, we, we, to be able to, a condition of license, you're, uh, y- you were given authority to the board or any...
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