Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB986: Motor vehicles; personal delivery devices; revise operation procedures and restrictions
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2A of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric personal assistive mobility devices and personal delivery devices, so as to revise operation procedures and restrictions for personal delivery devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Part 2A of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric personal assistive mobility devices and personal delivery devices, so as to revise operation procedures and restrictions for personal delivery devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Part 2A of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric personal assistive mobility devices and personal delivery devices, so as to revise operation procedures and restrictions for personal delivery devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Part 2A of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric personal assistive mobility devices and personal delivery devices, is amended by revising Code Section 40-6-321, relating to avoiding collisions, yielding the right of way, and warning of approach, as follows: "40-6-321. Any person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device or a personal delivery device on a sidewalk or roadway shall comply with the requirements of this part or any local ordinance regulating the use of such devices pursuant to Code Section 40-6-371 and shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with, and shall yield the right of way to, persons H. B. LC 39 4860 traveling on foot. A personal delivery device shall emit a sound when approaching in motion and within six feet of a vehicle, person on foot, or individual in a wheelchair." SECTION …
Sponsors
- Frank Ginn (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Jones, Todd (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Scott Hilton (R, 48)
- David Huddleston (R, 72)
- Rick Townsend (R, 179)
- Carter Barrett (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : Effective Date
- : Act 442
- : House Date Signed by Governor
- : House Sent to Governor
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
- : Senate Third Read
- : Senate Read Second Time
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted
Votes
- Senate Vote #752 (March 19, 2026): 44 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Vote #497 (February 11, 2026): 164 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB986?
- HB986 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Motor vehicles; personal delivery devices; revise operation procedures and restrictions.
- What does HB986 do?
- In its own words: To amend Part 2A of Article 13 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric personal assistive mobility devices and personal delivery devices, so as to revise operation procedures and restrictions for personal delivery devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB986?
- Signed into law as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Effective Date (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB986?
- Frank Ginn (R, 47), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB986?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72246
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