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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor Vehicle Equipment and Inspection; standards for the alteration and operation of motor vehicles with modified suspension systems; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to motor vehicle equipment and inspection, so as to provide for standards for the alteration and operation of motor vehicles with modified suspension systems; to revise definitions; to prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle with broken suspension system springs; 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: "SB 352"
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citation: "Georgia SB 352 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Derek Mallow", "Donzella James", "Ed Harbison", "Ed Setzler", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Greg Dolezal", "Harold Jones II", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Hodges", "Nabilah Islam Parkes", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Sheikh Rahman", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch", "Tonya Anderson", "Valencia Seay"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-11"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/277bfa35-f601-433a-866a-7ed724c2e44d"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "af68dc2eef891b71e3cf9182a0478ce7c0bba5b78827a60b09ffeac913ca7f48"
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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 SB 352 (2023_24) — Motor Vehicle Equipment and Inspection; standards for the alteration and operation of motor vehicles with modified suspension systems; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to motor vehicle equipment and inspection, so as to provide for standards for the alteration and operation of motor vehicles with modified suspension systems; to revise definitions; to prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle with broken suspension system springs; 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222430.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 39 4003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221128.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend #1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222394.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 4241S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224642.pdf)
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5. **SB 352/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227698.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #450 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **41–9** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #667 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **136–33** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #685 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Derek Mallow — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Nabilah Islam Parkes — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tonya Anderson — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-11** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-30** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-01-30** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2024-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-07** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-18** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-02** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 611 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** 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/277bfa35-f601-433a-866a-7ed724c2e44d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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