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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 116: Public Safety, Department of; Motor Carrier Compliance Division to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; change name

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 116 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Safety, Department of; Motor Carrier Compliance Division to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; change name. Primary sponsor: Lauren McDonald (Republican), Clint Crowe (Republican), Bill Hitchens (Republican), Eddie Lumsden (Republican), Carter Barrett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to change the name of the Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; to require law enforcement officers within such division be trained, sworn, and certified; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lauren McDonaldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Clint CrowePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Bill HitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse161
Eddie LumsdenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Carter BarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 67
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Third Read
  7. Senate Read Second Time
  8. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  9. Senate Read and Referred
  10. House Passed/Adopted
  11. House Third Readers
  12. House Committee Favorably Reported

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source