# Georgia HB 164: Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; repeal automatic repeal provisions

Georgia HB 164, Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; repeal automatic repeal provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Debbie Buckner (Democrat), Chas Cannon (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 164
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; repeal automatic repeal provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Debbie Buckner (Democrat), Chas Cannon (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Spencer Frye (Democrat), Leesa Hagan (Republican), Steven Meeks (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Transportation, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (219 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Farm haulers keep higher truck weight limits: benefit, low. The law removes the July 1, 2025, expiration of a 10% truck weight allowance for eligible haulers. Covered loads include listed commodities, farm products going to their first market or processing point, and finished agricultural goods for distribution or retail. Recovered materials going from wher…
- More local truck checks with warning protections: mixed, low. Local officers can enforce truck weight limits where they have traffic enforcement authority. Officers making stops for suspected weight violations need training equivalent to state motor-carrier enforcement officers. They can order weighing, measurement, and inspection when they reasonably suspect…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debbie Buckner (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Chas Cannon (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Dickey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Spencer Frye (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Leesa Hagan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Steven Meeks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russ Goodman (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 55 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 164 | 9 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 174
- 2025-04-08: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-24: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-21: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-03: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-01-30: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-01-29: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 164/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237736)

## 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 164/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237736)

## 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-HB164-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).