2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB551: Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits for motor vehicles; to amend Code Section 43-47-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license applications for used motor vehicle dealers and used motor vehicle parts dealers, prerequisites, license fees, renewal, training or test, supplemental licenses, bonds, insurance, suspension for conviction or false statement, and meetings; to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/20/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/27/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/27/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/31/2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/10/2025
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives

Amendments

Floor Amendment

Floor Amendment AM 39 0472

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0461

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #414
4/2/2025
50
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #359
3/31/2025
162
Yea
3
Nay
4
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #305
3/27/2025
48
Yea
3
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #167
3/4/2025
168
Yea
2
Nay
6
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/3/2025138.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/27/2025135.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/19/2025125.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/4/2025127.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/25/2025125.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/21/2025127.6 KB