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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; provide for"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to provide for an allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; to repeal certain exceptions which allow for excess weight for vehicles and loads; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "HB 189"
+citation: "Georgia HB 189 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "John Corbett", "Patty Marie Stinson", "Robert Dickey", "Spencer Frye", "Steven Meeks"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-02-01"
+last_action: "2023-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12bbe8a7-9a2b-41e0-bb07-3de460de2c85"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "1bb7d27aadefaf6e432817f41f77eacb10b6c812e566b15770375dc8ec7cb248"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 189 (2023_24) — Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; provide for
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to provide for an allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; to repeal certain exceptions which allow for excess weight for vehicles and loads; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 189/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220447.pdf)
+2. **LC 39 3648/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213351.pdf)
+3. **LC 39 3729S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214324.pdf)
+4. **LC 39 3800S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215755.pdf)
+5. **LC 39 3838S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217241.pdf)
+6. **LC 39 3838S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216953.pdf)
+7. **LC 39 3971S/CCR** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220392.pdf)
+8. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 3928S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218768.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Senate Vote #279 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–5** (pass) · upper
+- Senate Vote #404 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **37–16** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #213 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **93–81** (pass) · lower
+- House Vote #388 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **95–75** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- James Burchett — primary (person)
+- John Corbett — primary (person)
+- Patty Marie Stinson — primary (person)
+- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
+- Spencer Frye — primary (person)
+- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-01** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2023-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-16** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
+- **2023-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-28** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
+- **2023-03-06** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2023-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2023-03-27** House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Insisted
+- **2023-03-29** House Insisted
+- **2023-03-29** House Conference Committee Appointed 178th, 11th, 176th
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 8th, 27th, 51st
+- **2023-03-29** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
+- **2023-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03** Act 333 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12bbe8a7-9a2b-41e0-bb07-3de460de2c85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+