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type: "Bill"
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title: "Local government; all for-hire drivers obtain a for-hire license endorsement before driving for hire; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36 and 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for definitions; to require all for-hire drivers to obtain a for-hire license endorsement before driving for hire; to require that all for-hire drivers have certain insurance; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "HB 225"
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citation: "Georgia HB 225 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Bill Hitchens", "Emory Dunahoo", "John Carson", "Rick Jasperse", "Roger Rutledge"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-02-04"
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last_action: "2015-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f184ef8-a77a-4633-b4eb-f4e95d50e9aa"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e11dfb2d074f2cff351203202feef2c748a00e69aa21c33ec3cca39e9b9412d2"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 225 (2015_16) — Local government; all for-hire drivers obtain a for-hire license endorsement before driving for hire; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36 and 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for definitions; to require all for-hire drivers to obtain a for-hire license endorsement before driving for hire; to require that all for-hire drivers have certain insurance; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Floor Amendment - AM 28 1440** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153108.pdf)
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2. **Floor Amendment AM 28 1391** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150968.pdf)
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3. **HB 225/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153884.pdf)
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4. **HB 225/CSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150993.pdf)
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5. **LC 28 7438/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/146943.pdf)
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6. **LC 36 2752S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149949.pdf)
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7. **Sen ctee sub LC 43 0160S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152302.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **160–10** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
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- John Carson — primary (person)
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- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
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- Roger Rutledge — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-04** House Hopper
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- **2015-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-11** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-24** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-14** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-05-06** Act 195 `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f184ef8-a77a-4633-b4eb-f4e95d50e9aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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