# Georgia HB 296: Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions

Georgia HB 296, Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shaw Blackmon (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Houston Gaines (Republican) and 3 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 296
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Shaw Blackmon (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Houston Gaines (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), Trey Kelley (Republican), Marcus Wiedower (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Public Safety, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (432 yes, 64 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Businesses can split qualifying vehicle title taxes: benefit, low. Qualifying vehicle title applicants pay 50% of the title tax at filing and the remaining 50% within 12 months. Eligible charter buses and motor coaches must carry more than 15 passengers and transport people for pay. Special modified rental vehicles also qualify when significantly modified at an ow…
- Lifetime sportsman licenses require Georgia residency proof: cost, low. To get a resident lifetime sportsman’s license, Georgia must be your permanent home for at least three consecutive months immediately beforehand. You must show a current physical Georgia driver’s license or an official Georgia identification card from Driver Services. Licenses or identification car…
- Stricter identification checks for outdoor licenses: cost, low. Hunting, fishing, and trapping license agents must check a physical driver’s license or equally reliable identification showing identity, current residence, and age. Approved phone and internet sales are exempt. Agents can lose sales authority for intentionally or negligently issuing resident licen…
- Voters must show physical driver’s licenses: cost, low. If you use a Georgia driver’s license as identification at a polling place, you must show the physical card. An electronic license does not count. Other approved forms of voter identification remain available.
- Drivers gain digital options with identity limits: mixed, low. Drivers must possess a license while driving; officers with verification equipment must accept an officially issued electronic license. Drivers showing an electronic license cannot be forced under this rule to show the physical card or surrender their device. Showing it does not give consent to a d…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Houston Gaines (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Trey Kelley (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | PASSAGE AS AMENDED | pass | 51 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 46TH | fail | 13 | 39 | 3 |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 42ND | pass | 51 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Agree to Senate Amendment | pass | 163 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025-03-03 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 154 | 17 | 6 |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-14: Act 256
- 2025-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-03: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-24: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
- 2025-02-11: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-10: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-05: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 296/AP* (v12): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239322)

## 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 296/AP* (v12) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239322)

## 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-HB296-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).