Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to certificates of title for motor vehicles, so as to require an application for certificate of title to contain or be accompanied by the last certificate of title issued by another state when such application refers to a vehicle last previously registered in another state and the applicant is receiving such vehicle upon inheritance, devise, or bequest; to amend Code Section 40-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transfer of vehicle by operation of law, termination of interest, and joint interest with right of survivorship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Signed May 5, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison
What changed between versions
LC 64 0042/a
→
HB 1181/AP*
·
1 edit
MINOR
The bill title was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, indicating the legislation is now in its final stage before becoming law. No substantive policy changes, new requirements, or scope modifications were identified in the provided text; the updates are primarily formatting and status indicators.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', and page headers were changed from 'LC 64 0042' to 'LC 64 0042/AP' to reflect the bill's current legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2026 · House Feb 19, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 47
Mar 20, 2026
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican29
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 5, 2026
Signed into law
Act 400
upper
May 5, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bethany Ballard
RRepublican
P
Ginny Ehrhart
RRepublican
P
John Corbett
RRepublican
P
Kimberly New
RRepublican
P
Steven Sainz
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 1181
Scope: GA
Hi! I can help you understand HB 1181. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline