# Georgia HB 114: Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date

Georgia HB 114, Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carter Barrett (Republican), Clint Crowe (Republican), Bill Hitchens (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 114
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Carter Barrett (Republican), Clint Crowe (Republican), Bill Hitchens (Republican), Eddie Lumsden (Republican), Lauren McDonald III (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Transportation, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (217 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Georgia updates safety rules for commercial drivers: benefit, low. Georgia now uses federal safety rules in effect on January 1, 2025, replacing the January 1, 2024 reference. This covers motor carriers, commercial vehicles, drivers, and the safe transport of hazardous materials under Georgia’s law. The law defines “Department” as Georgia’s Department of Public Sa…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carter Barrett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Crowe (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bill Hitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lauren McDonald III (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-02-11 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 165 | 0 | 7 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-08: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-08: Act 66
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-11: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-04: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-01-28: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-01-27: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-01-17: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 114/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238478)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 114/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238478)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB114-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).