# Georgia HB 1181: Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions

Georgia HB 1181, Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bethany Ballard (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Ginny Ehrhart (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1181
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Bethany Ballard (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Ginny Ehrhart (Republican), Kimberly New (Republican), Steven Sainz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Public Safety, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (209 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New title paperwork rules for inherited vehicles: cost, low. Georgia's first-title applications for vehicles last registered in another state or country require the prior title and requested ownership and lien records. Applicants who were the last registered owner in that state need not list the previous seller's name and address. For inherited vehicles last…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bethany Ballard (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ginny Ehrhart (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kimberly New (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Steven Sainz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven McNeel (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 43 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-02-19 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 166 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-05: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-05: Act 400
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-19: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-10: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-05: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-04: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1181/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246938)

## 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 1181/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246938)

## 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-HB1181-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).