# Georgia HB 369: Motor vehicles; sale of food or beverages; provide vehicle equipment standards

Georgia HB 369, Motor vehicles; sale of food or beverages; provide vehicle equipment standards, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sylvia Wayfer Baker (Democrat), Eric Bell (Democrat), Terry Cummings (Democrat) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2028-01-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 369
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Motor vehicles; sale of food or beverages; provide vehicle equipment standards
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2028-01-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Sylvia Wayfer Baker (Democrat), Eric Bell (Democrat), Terry Cummings (Democrat), Bill Hitchens (Republican), John LaHood (Republican), Dexter Sharper (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Ethics, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (313 yes, 118 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Nonpartisan filing window covers county candidates: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, the nonpartisan filing window covers county offices generally, rather than only county judicial offices. It also applies to local school board and consolidated government offices. Candidates must file their notice of candidacy with the election superintendent. Filing open…
- Nonpartisan elections for certain county offices: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, elected county offices use nonpartisan elections in Georgia counties where the elected coroner office was abolished. Sheriffs and county governing offices established or authorized by local constitutional amendment are exempt. Covered county elections take place with the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sylvia Wayfer Baker (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Eric Bell (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Terry Cummings (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Bill Hitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John LaHood (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dexter Sharper (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: John Albers (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 93 | 64 | 7 |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 32 | 21 | 2 |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | MOTION TO ENGROSS: HB 328, HB 369, HB 519, HB 1112 | pass | 32 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 156 | 14 | 5 |

## Actions (18)

- 2028-01-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 710
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-27: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-12: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-11: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-10: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 369/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247976)

## 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)
- HB 506: Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (signed)
- HB 439: Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers (signed)
- HB 90: Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 369/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247976)

## 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)
- [HB 506: Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB506-2025-2026)
- [HB 439: Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB439-2025-2026)
- [HB 90: Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and ta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB90-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB369-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).