Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to certificates of title for motor vehicles, so as to require an application for certificate of title to contain or be accompanied by the last certificate of title issued by another state when such...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to certificates of title for motor vehicles, so as to require an application for certificate of title to contain or be accompanied by the last certificate of title issued by another state when such application refers to a vehicle last previously registered in another state and the applicant is receiving such vehicle upon inheritance, devise, or bequest; to amend Code Section 40-3-34 of the O.C.G.A.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
House Hopper · Feb 4, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 5, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 6, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 10, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 19, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 19, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 20, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 12, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 16, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 20, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 20, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 5, 2026
Act 400 · May 5, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-20 · yea 43, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 8
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-19 · yea 166, nay 0, notVoting 9, 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.
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