---
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).