# Georgia HB 652: Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception Georgia HB 652, Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Scott Hilton (Republican), Scott Holcomb (Democrat), Rick Jasperse (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB652-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia HB 652 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-26 - Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor - Sponsors: Scott Hilton (Republican), Scott Holcomb (Democrat), Rick Jasperse (Republican), Todd Jones (Republican), Vance Smith (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Technology and Infrastructure Innovation, Rules, General Bill - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (415 yes, 28 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tax breaks for some nonprofit charging stations: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Georgia exempts qualifying charging electricity from motor-fuel, road, and state sales and use taxes. The station must have been operating as of January 1, 2025, on a federal interstate right of way. It must be owned or run by a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit. The… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House - Sponsor: Scott Holcomb (Democrat), House - Sponsor: Rick Jasperse (Republican), House - Sponsor: Todd Jones (Republican), House - Sponsor: Vance Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-04 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 163 | 0 | 4 | | 2025-04-04 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 54 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | MOTION TO ENGROSS: SB 214, HB 66, HB 79, HB 129, HB 134, HB 141, HB 370, HB 397, HB 445, HB 463, HB 532, HB 586, HB 652 | pass | 31 | 24 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 167 | 4 | 6 | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-13: Act 188 - 2025-05-13: Effective Date - 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 By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-04-04: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House) - 2025-04-02: Senate Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Senate Tabled (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Senate Recommitted (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (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) - 2025-02-28: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2025-02-27: House Second Readers (House) - 2025-02-26: House Hopper (House) - 2025-02-26: House First Readers (House) ## Bill text - HB 652/AP* (v12): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239317) ## 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 652/AP* (v12) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239317) ## 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) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB652-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).