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Georgia General Assembly · HB 1161 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 640)

Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for proper operation of a motor vehicle upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; Read the full text

Official title shown verbatim from the official record. Plain-language summary coming as coverage deepens. Not legal advice.
2025-2026 regular session

Where it is

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House Hopper · Feb 2, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 3, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 4, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 12, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 19, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 19, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 20, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 20, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2026
Act 640 · May 12, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Lim, MarvinClark, JasmineSantos, Mary AnnHong, SooReeves, MattHagan, LeesaAlbers, John

Recorded votes

AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-04-03 · yea 33, nay 19, notVoting 3, excused 1
Agree to Senate Sub as AmHouse · 2026-04-02 · yea 163, nay 6, notVoting 8, excused 3
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-31 · yea 46, nay 3, notVoting 3, excused 4
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 29THSenate · 2026-03-31 · yea 43, nay 7, notVoting 2, excused 4
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-19 · yea 162, nay 2, notVoting 11, excused 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2026).