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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Safety, Department of; Motor Carrier Compliance Division to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; change name"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to change the name of the Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; to require law enforcement officers within such division be trained, sworn, and certified; to provide for conforming changes; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 116"
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citation: "Georgia HB 116 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Carter Barrett", "Clint Crowe", "Eddie Lumsden", "Lauren McDonald III"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-17"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/837c281e-fcda-4e74-bb70-c16927a70202"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "4e73f84b7c48773325d9a4edfffcdfb9aff2b333a7945ca085100a4548a304ad"
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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 116 (2025_26) — Public Safety, Department of; Motor Carrier Compliance Division to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; change name
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to change the name of the Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; to require law enforcement officers within such division be trained, sworn, and certified; to provide for conforming changes; 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 116/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238480.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 4485/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230218.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #54 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–5** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #342 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
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- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
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- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
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- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-08** Act 67 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/837c281e-fcda-4e74-bb70-c16927a70202`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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