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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 · 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,...
In his justification, he stated, I'm quoting, "One of the guys told me that when they changed the rules about lot requirements and office space, that they were told that they had to do it by the Attorney General G- General's office. And I made some inquiries. Well, that's not exactly so, is what I was told," unquote. Those remarks imply that the board...
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 will back up, uh, just Representative Myles. Is he... Texting.
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...
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.
They, uh, apparently just out of, just sort of like your prescription, you're coming every, every month whether you need them or not. You know, it kept, kept coming. He had- Yeah ... I don't know how many boxes, but it was, uh, you know- Thousands of tops tags ... thousands of tops that had been, been sent to him. And, and what I understand now from the,...
And the consumer has been the, to the lesser of it. When you've got odometer tampering, when you've got this e-commerce type deal that folks are selling things that nobody can track back. One of the reasons you put in here was that on any advertising, there's got to be a process, a, an address, a phone number so that folks can process instead of finding,...
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.
Second. All right. Cool. Three to three. I got the... Allen. Chairman Powell. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I wanna also thank the chairman for his work for the last several years on this, trying to do some things to clean this up to make us a more stable business for both the consumers and for public safety. Uh, I, at the proper time I'd like to, since...
Thank, thank you, Jenna. And I make that motion. All right. So we got a motion and a second on the amendment. All those in favor of the amendment? Aye. Sam? Aye. All those against? All right. Matt. I'm sorry. I also have a motion. Okay. To correct, uh, official section, code section on 902. 902? Oh. Hit the mic. Section 902. Which line 902? Uh, it's right...
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 · 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.
Uh, but I'm gonna start with House Bill 204. Uh, Representative Dale Washburn, if you come to the table, uh, and tell us about this bill. If you wanna bring somebody with you or, uh, and we'll look at the sign-up sheet if we got somebody who wants to, uh, speak to the measure. Table mic. Thank you, uh, Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen of the committee....
Are they by mile or mileage- Yes, they are ... fee, or is it- Y- yeah, yes, they are. Okay. They're, they're set as, as a... And, and it's a maximum rate that we can charge. Unfortunately, many times, because the economy has fluctuations... And I have to commend the department. Um, they went and hired a, a, an outside consultant, a, an economist who was...
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.
I do have a couple more questions. Number 17, Representative Alexander. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, if you go to, um, line 24 for the three business days, who is going to make sure that the insurer is in compliance of those three days? Well, so we have this in the, um... The way that it works is that whenever you bring your car in or the car gets to the...
The, I'm sorry, say that again. I- I'm trying to understand from the standpoint of you're saying that these, um, facilities that the insurance company is recommending. Yes. So what I'm asking you is how will that be conveyed out to a customer that now that this bill, if this bill passes? So nothing would change as to, of what is currently happening. So when...
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.
All right. We got two other bills on, uh, ac- actually three other bills, so we're gonna have to move fast. HB 1073, uh, Representative Carter. I probably probably pass these by y'all. Good morning and happy y- new year to anyone I haven't seen, and this is my first time being in front of you. Lively crew. Interesting committee. Bill number and LC number....
Move. All right. We- I'm, I'm, I'm gonna tu- I'm gonna turn the, the meeting over to, uh, uh, Vice Chair m- Matt Barton if he... Uh, what's your number? 22. 22, okay. Uh, we do have one other bill on the agenda if you wanna go ahead and... All right. Well, Mr. Chairman, it's your bill, so if you wanna present it.
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.
All right. Well, that's good. Now we do have one other measure on the, on the docket today. I don't know if we got the, uh, the, the hatchet from the, uh, is it upper chamber? This is the Senate. Yeah. Don't tell my uncle I forgot the word grand. All right. If you'll, uh, tell us your bill number and the, uh, LC number we're working off of.
Thank you. We're gonna, uh, s- start a little bit out of order this morning. We're gonna start with, uh, Senate Bill 569. I'm gonna ask, uh, uh, Senator Strickland. E- either way, whatever you're comfortable with. Table might be better for you to, uh, if you'd like, where you'd like to sit. Big chairs. So anyway, the floor is yours. Uh, if you'll tell us...
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.
Well, the, the, that's federal, so we have n- now we need to reach out to our senators and congressmen up at the Capitol and see if they can get it changed. But, uh- That's here ... yeah, that's, that's nothing to do with- That's, that, that's- Emissions are what it is ... that's, I thought it was state, the emissions. Well- 'Cause so many, so many counties...
Talking to yourself. I talk to myself. I will. If we could've got that other amendment on to get rid of the 13 county emission for the 0-... Yeah. That is a federal standard.
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...
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