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88 lines
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits for motor vehicles; to amend Code Section 43-47-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license applications for used motor vehicle dealers and used motor vehicle parts dealers, prerequisites, license fees, renewal, training or test, supplemental licenses, bonds, insurance, suspension for conviction or false statement, and meetings; to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles; 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 551"
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citation: "Georgia HB 551 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Danny Mathis", "Jason Ridley", "John Corbett", "Rick Jasperse", "Todd Jones"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-02-20"
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last_action: "2026-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2eb2657-0b02-4ec6-bca9-9ef4e34707ce"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "03da9f323c2c1ecfcb80c3eca14049f9af6dded4f4845218440eb3b1addd5c33"
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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 551 (2025_26) — Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits for motor vehicles; to amend Code Section 43-47-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license applications for used motor vehicle dealers and used motor vehicle parts dealers, prerequisites, license fees, renewal, training or test, supplemental licenses, bonds, insurance, suspension for conviction or false statement, and meetings; to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles; 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 0472** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238169.pdf)
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2. **HB 551/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239070.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4630/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233216.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 4675S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235231.pdf)
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5. **LC 39 4675S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233777.pdf)
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6. **SCSFA to HB 551** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237722.pdf)
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7. **Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4771S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236576.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0461** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237690.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #167 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **168–2** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #359 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–3** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #305 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–3** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #414 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
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- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
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- John Corbett — primary (person)
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- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
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- Todd Jones — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-20** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-21** 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 By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-14** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** Act 272 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-01-01** 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/b2eb2657-0b02-4ec6-bca9-9ef4e34707ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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