Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; 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 Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an optional five-year motor vehicle...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repea
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Where it is
Senate Hopper · Jan 12, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 13, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 3, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 4, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 10, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 10, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 11, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 12, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 18, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 20, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 20, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 505 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2027
The numbers
23
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Hatchett, BoGoodman, RussBurns, MaxEchols, DrewWilliams, RickAnavitarte, JasonHodges, MikeHufstetler, ChuckSummers, CardenHickman, BillyDixon, ClintAnderson, LeeWatson, BenTillery, BlakeAlbers, JohnBrass, MattKirkpatrick, KayBearden, TimothyDolezal, GregWatson, SamSetzler, EdStrickland, BrianMomtahan, Martin
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-20 · yea 151, nay 7, notVoting 10, excused 12
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-02-10 · yea 45, nay 0, notVoting 6, 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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