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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Watercraft; use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; repeal a provision"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to repeal a provision relative to the use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2025_26"
+identifier: "HB 1266"
+citation: "Georgia HB 1266 (2025_26)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["WATERS", "PORTS", "AND WATERCRAFT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jason Ridley", "Steven Meeks", "Trey Rhodes"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-10"
+last_action: "2026-05-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a371e877-cf13-4af5-b206-21b0044a6703"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "fc92e4f6d64d160902a8f667079252ef82f4325e3375f4da6d0ba100e1f31573"
+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 1266 (2025_26) — Watercraft; use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; repeal a provision
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to repeal a provision relative to the use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; 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 1266/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247673.pdf)
+2. **LC 47 4108S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245092.pdf)
+3. **LC 47 4108S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243956.pdf)
+4. **LC 60 0277/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242154.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Senate Vote #813 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–1** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #617 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
+- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
+- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-10** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2026-02-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2026-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-17** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
+- **2026-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-11** Act 451 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a371e877-cf13-4af5-b206-21b0044a6703`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+