republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2025-26/hb-297.md

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Bill	Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to revise the definition of "multipurpose off-highway vehicle"; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles and motor homes, so as to define "multipurpose off-highway vehicle" and subclassify such vehicles for ad valorem taxation purposes; to provide that such vehicles shall not be returned or taxed for ad valorem taxation purposes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.	us/states/ga	Georgia General Assembly	2025_26	HB 297	Georgia HB 297 (2025_26)	bill	CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES HIGHWAYS BRIDGES AND FERRIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES REVENUE AND TAXATION STATE GOVERNMENT	enacted	David Huddleston Justin Howard Noel Williams, Jr. Steven Meeks Trey Rhodes Victor Anderson	10	20	7	2025-02-05	2026-05-12	openstates	ocd-bill/243ea22f-7478-4f59-947a-b86add1a8425	http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl	82cf4ca85be1bd3f9f9617c280fd09cbbef6bb9313346b67ee7eaf111af79c64	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ga

Georgia HB 297 (2025_26) — Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to revise the definition of "multipurpose off-highway vehicle"; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles and motor homes, so as to define "multipurpose off-highway vehicle" and subclassify such vehicles for ad valorem taxation purposes; to provide that such vehicles shall not be returned or taxed for ad valorem taxation purposes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Floor Amendment AM 39 0549 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB 297/AP* (committee substitute) — source
3. LC 39 4573/a (committee substitute) — source
4. SCSFA to HB 297 (committee substitute) — source
5. Sen Ctee Sub LC 39 5123 (committee substitute) — source
6. Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0539 (committee substitute) — source
7. Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0565 (committee substitute) — source
8. Sen Floor Amend 2 (committee substitute) — source
9. Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 39 0570 (committee substitute) — source
10. Sen Floor Amend 3 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Senate Vote #985 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 38–14 (pass) · upper
• House Vote #841 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 131–40 (pass) · lower
• House Vote #182 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 168–0 (pass) · lower
• Senate Vote #718 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 32–17 (pass) · upper
• Senate Vote #903 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 30–19 (pass) · upper
• Senate Vote #901 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 30–19 (pass) · upper
• Senate Vote #902 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 18–30 (fail) · upper

Sponsors

• David Huddleston — primary (person)
• Justin Howard — primary (person)
• Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
• Steven Meeks — primary (person)
• Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
• Victor Anderson — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2025-02-05 House Hopper introduction
• 2025-02-06 House First Readers reading-1
• 2025-02-10 House Second Readers reading-2
• 2025-02-26 House Committee Favorably Reported committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-03-04 House Third Readers reading-3
• 2025-03-04 House Passed/Adopted passage
• 2025-03-06 Senate Read and Referred referral-committee
• 2025-03-25 Senate Committee Favorably Reported committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-03-27 Senate Read Second Time reading-2
• 2026-01-12 Senate Recommitted referral-committee
• 2026-03-16 Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted referral-committee, withdrawal
• 2026-03-25 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-31 Senate Third Read reading-3
• 2026-03-31 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute passage
• 2026-04-02 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
• 2026-04-02 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
• 2026-04-10 House Sent to Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-05-12 House Date Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2026-05-12 Act 708 executive-signature
• 2026-05-12 Effective Date

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/243ea22f-7478-4f59-947a-b86add1a8425. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).