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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; repeal automatic repeal provisions"
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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 repeal automatic repeal provisions relating to an allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load hauling certain commodities within a certain range and areas of the state; to provide for the enforcement of such provisions by local law enforcement officers; 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 164"
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citation: "Georgia HB 164 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HIGHWAYS", "BRIDGES", "AND FERRIES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chas Cannon", "Debbie Buckner", "Leesa Hagan", "Robert Dickey", "Spencer Frye", "Steven Meeks"]
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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: "2025-01-29"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/311a4d85-78b2-4e35-855c-3fbc8bd6eab4"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "00845a629ea3e5ee7f9e8796ab5c551d0cd36db1033a93087112c04e498dd9bc"
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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 164 (2025_26) — Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; repeal automatic repeal provisions
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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 repeal automatic repeal provisions relating to an allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load hauling certain commodities within a certain range and areas of the state; to provide for the enforcement of such provisions by local law enforcement officers; 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 164/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237736.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 4500/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230654.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #76 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–9** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #297 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **55–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
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- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
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- Leesa Hagan — 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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- **2025-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-08** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-13** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** Act 174 `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/311a4d85-78b2-4e35-855c-3fbc8bd6eab4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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