HB 494 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Motor vehicles; require mopeds to be covered by a form of minimum financial responsibility for accident damages

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mopeds, so as to require mopeds to be covered by a form of minimum financial responsibility for accident damages; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Mar 19, 2026

Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

139–13

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 159

Mar 6, 2025

D Democratic67

65 Yea 2

97% Yea

R Republican92

74 Yea 13 Nay 5

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Senate Recommitted

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors