# Georgia HB 630: State Board of Registration; remove used car division and the used parts division; provisions

Georgia HB 630, State Board of Registration; remove used car division and the used parts division; provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Corbett (Republican), Lehman Franklin (Republican), Brian Prince (Democrat) 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 630
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Board of Registration; remove used car division and the used parts division; provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Corbett (Republican), Lehman Franklin (Republican), Brian Prince (Democrat), Matt Reeves (Republican), Jason Ridley (Republican), Marcus Wiedower (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Regulated Industries, Regulated Industries and Utilities, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (390 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dealers face licensing and background checks: cost, low. Georgia used car and parts dealer applicants need an established business location with a permanent sign meeting board standards. The board can set minimum location sizes; sworn applications must include identifying and criminal-history information, facility images, bond and insurance proof, and an…
- Dealer bonds and insurance protect buyers: mixed, medium. Georgia used car dealers must carry a $35,000 bond for each applicable license, including supplemental licenses; used parts dealers need $10,000. Bonds must come from a company authorized in Georgia and protect buyers and later title holders against certain deceptive practices and warranty breaches…
- Dealers face rules for business locations: mixed, low. Each Georgia used car or parts dealer license covers one established business location. Each additional location not adjoining a licensed location needs a supplemental license, with location images and required bond and insurance proof. Temporary sales sites are exempt from supplemental licenses, b…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lehman Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brian Prince (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jason Ridley (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Walker (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 173 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 52 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-03-06 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 165 | 3 | 4 |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-09: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-09: Act 90
- 2025-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-27: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-26: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 630/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239316)

## 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 630/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239316)

## 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-HB630-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).