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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 384"
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citation: "Georgia SB 384 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Ed Setzler", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2027-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/945eaa2d-5558-4073-9885-77bd6badd5f8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ae90e904aef21f0343218239d399508b5013b6d0ae6dab822876d7104ed694f7"
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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 384 (2025_26) — Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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/20252026/242199.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 39 4826** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239674.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 39 4893S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241288.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 5097S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246823.pdf)
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5. **SB 384/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246968.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #736 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **151–7** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #533 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — 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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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-10** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-10** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-02-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 505 `executive-signature`
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- **2027-07-01** 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/945eaa2d-5558-4073-9885-77bd6badd5f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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