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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for proper operation of a motor vehicle upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; 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 1161"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1161 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jasmine Clark", "Leesa Hagan", "Marvin Lim", "Mary Ann Santos", "Matt Reeves", "Soo Hong"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-02-02"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efc88c53-bfa7-4865-b238-a5eee6d0af81"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "4ff333241df8c79ff2697131fc124153fb738164e6a45d8e36bda70ff93b6fa4"
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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 1161 (2025_26) — Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for proper operation of a motor vehicle upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; 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 39 0561** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249005.pdf)
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2. **HB 1161/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249054.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4819/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241194.pdf)
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4. **SCSFA to HB 1161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248617.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 63 0158S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246533.pdf)
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6. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 47 0204** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248303.pdf)
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7. **Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 63 0038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248469.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 3 AM 63 0027** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248516.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #908 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **43–7** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #864 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–6** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–19** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #534 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–2** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #909 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jasmine Clark — primary (person)
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- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
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- Marvin Lim — primary (person)
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- Mary Ann Santos — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Soo Hong — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2026-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Act 640 `executive-signature`
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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/efc88c53-bfa7-4865-b238-a5eee6d0af81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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