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type: "Bill"
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title: "Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; provide for"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 189"
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citation: "Georgia HB 189 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "John Corbett", "Patty Marie Stinson", "Robert Dickey", "Spencer Frye", "Steven Meeks"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-01"
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last_action: "2023-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12bbe8a7-9a2b-41e0-bb07-3de460de2c85"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "1bb7d27aadefaf6e432817f41f77eacb10b6c812e566b15770375dc8ec7cb248"
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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 189 (2023_24) — Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; provide for
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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.
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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. **HB 189/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220447.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 3648/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213351.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 3729S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214324.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 3800S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215755.pdf)
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5. **LC 39 3838S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217241.pdf)
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6. **LC 39 3838S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216953.pdf)
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7. **LC 39 3971S/CCR** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220392.pdf)
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8. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 3928S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218768.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #279 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–5** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #404 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **37–16** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #213 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **93–81** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #388 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **95–75** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- James Burchett — primary (person)
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- John Corbett — primary (person)
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- Patty Marie Stinson — primary (person)
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- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
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- Spencer Frye — primary (person)
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- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-01** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-16** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2023-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-28** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2023-03-06** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-27** House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Insisted
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- **2023-03-29** House Insisted
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- **2023-03-29** House Conference Committee Appointed 178th, 11th, 176th
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 8th, 27th, 51st
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- **2023-03-29** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
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- **2023-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Act 333 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** 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/12bbe8a7-9a2b-41e0-bb07-3de460de2c85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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