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type: "Bill"
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title: "Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-390.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reckless stunt driving, so as to replace the forfeiture penalty of a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving with authority to order the installation of a device which limits the speed of such vehicle; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedures and conditions upon issuance of such orders; to provide for notification to the Department of Revenue; to provide for a penalty; 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: "SB 160"
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citation: "Georgia SB 160 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC", "PENAL INSTITUTIONS", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Brian Strickland", "Chuck Payne", "Emanuel Jones", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jason Esteves", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Josh McLaurin", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Nan Orrock", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Sonya Halpern", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-12"
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last_action: "2028-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8d3837d-c775-4f28-8bed-05bc07a0e00b"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "33b5c24493f3d45f3bccb10bfc62c8533cc11493bac2ac0df268da3ecc1f7ea2"
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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 SB 160 (2025_26) — Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-390.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reckless stunt driving, so as to replace the forfeiture penalty of a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving with authority to order the installation of a device which limits the speed of such vehicle; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedures and conditions upon issuance of such orders; to provide for notification to the Department of Revenue; to provide for a penalty; 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235240.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 39 4601** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232274.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4778S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236858.pdf)
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4. **LC 56 0551S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243616.pdf)
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5. **SB 160/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247653.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #708 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **130–26** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #148 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–1** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #818 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-12** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-04** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-16** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-06** Act 418 `executive-signature`
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- **2028-07-01** 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/f8d3837d-c775-4f28-8bed-05bc07a0e00b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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