# Georgia SB 522: Excise Taxes on Rental Motor Vehicles; fee on rental motor vehicles; provide

Georgia SB 522, Excise Taxes on Rental Motor Vehicles; fee on rental motor vehicles; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matt Brass (Republican), Jason T. Dickerson (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican) and 7 others; status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (Senate Read and Referred) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 522
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Excise Taxes on Rental Motor Vehicles; fee on rental motor vehicles; provide
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-18
- Last action: 2026-02-19, Senate Read and Referred
- Sponsors: Matt Brass (Republican), Jason T. Dickerson (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Chuck Payne (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jason T. Dickerson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Drew Echols (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Russ Goodman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chuck Payne (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-02-19: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- As introduced LC 59 0304 (v2): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242988)

## 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
- [As introduced LC 59 0304 (v2) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242988)

## 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-SB522-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).