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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to speed detection devices, so as to revise provisions relative to the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to authorize district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties relative to the enforcement of laws regarding speeding in a school zone using recorded images; 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 651"
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citation: "Georgia HB 651 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION", "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Bruce Williamson", "Chris Erwin", "James Burchett", "John Corbett", "Rob Leverett"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-02-26"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fddcd76e-4323-4833-b0c0-f41f1a5d8235"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "337f49d52e07bdc3301900164664b43b66cb437048b09e42f8cd71af2d7419fc"
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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 651 (2025_26) — Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to speed detection devices, so as to revise provisions relative to the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to authorize district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties relative to the enforcement of laws regarding speeding in a school zone using recorded images; 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 0495** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239254.pdf)
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2. **HB 651/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249092.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4692/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234062.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 4729S/RCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235237.pdf)
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5. **LC 39 4729S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235176.pdf)
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6. **SCSFA to HB 651** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239179.pdf)
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7. **Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4807S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238217.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247478.pdf)
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9. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0478** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239176.pdf)
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10. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247596.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #446 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **140–29** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #453 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **40–15** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #878 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **156–14** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #817 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #816 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **23–27** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #454 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–3** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #170 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–8** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
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- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
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- James Burchett — primary (person)
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- John Corbett — primary (person)
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- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-26** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-28** House Committee Favorably Reported `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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- **2025-03-28** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Tabled
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Transmitted House
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- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate 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 711 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/fddcd76e-4323-4833-b0c0-f41f1a5d8235`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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