HB 1465 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Motor vehicles; repeal requirement to display a revalidation decal as evidence of annual motor vehicle registration renewal

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 40 and Code Section 48-5C-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and alternative ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles and title ad valorem tax fee, respectively, so as to repeal the requirement to display a revalidation decal as evidence of annual motor vehicle registration renewal; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2026

How they voted

1347
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 151
Mar 6, 2026
D Democratic64
58 Yea 1 Nay 5
90% Yea
R Republican87
76 Yea 6 Nay 5
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors