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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 77: Motor vehicles; encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise responsibilities

Passed one chamber 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 77 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Motor vehicles; encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise responsibilities. Primary sponsor: Lehman Franklin (Republican), Bill Yearta (Republican), Mike Cameron (Republican), Gary Richardson (Republican), John Corbett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2026): Senate Tabled.

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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 4 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to right of way for operators of motor vehicles, so as to revise responsibilities of motor vehicle operators when encountering a funeral procession on a two-lane highway; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lehman FranklinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse160
Bill YeartaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse152
Mike CameronPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Gary RichardsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse125
John CorbettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse174

“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. Senate Tabled
  2. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  3. Senate Recommitted
  4. Senate Taken from Table
  5. Senate Tabled
  6. Senate Read Second Time
  7. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  8. Senate Read and Referred
  9. House Passed/Adopted
  10. House Third Readers
  11. House Committee Favorably Reported
  12. House Second Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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