# Georgia HB 986: Motor vehicles; personal delivery devices; revise operation procedures and restrictions

Georgia HB 986, Motor vehicles; personal delivery devices; revise operation procedures and restrictions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carter Barrett (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), David Huddleston (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 986
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Motor vehicles; personal delivery devices; revise operation procedures and restrictions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Carter Barrett (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), David Huddleston (Republican), Todd Jones (Republican), Rick Townsend (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Technology and Infrastructure Innovation, Science and Technology, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (208 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Delivery devices get faster, with sound alerts: mixed, low. Georgia raises delivery devices’ speed limit from 4 to 7 miles per hour on sidewalks, shared-use paths, safety zones, and crosswalks. The maximum is 20 miles per hour on bicycle lanes, shoulders, and roadways. The crosswalk minimum stays at 3.5 feet per second. Moving delivery devices must sound an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carter Barrett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Huddleston (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Townsend (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Frank Ginn (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 44 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-02-11 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 164 | 3 | 7 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 442
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-11: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-05: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-01-27: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-16: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-15: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 986/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246698)

## 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 986/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246698)

## 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-HB986-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).