Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1181: Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2026
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.
What the bill says
To amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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 Official Code of Georgia, relating to transfer of vehicle by operation of law, termination of interest, and joint interest with right of survivorship, so as to specify the last certificate of title required to be submitted with an application for a certificate of title regarding a vehicle transferred to an applicant upon inheritance, devise, or bequest shall be one that was issued to the decedent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificates of title, is amended by revising subsection (c) of Code Section 40-3-21, relating to application for first certificate of title, as follows: H. B. 1181 LC …
Sponsors
- McNeel, Steven (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Bethany Ballard (R, 147) · primary sponsor
- John Corbett (R, 174)
- Steven Sainz (R, 180)
- Kimberly New (R, 40)
- Ginny Ehrhart (R, 36)
Latest actions
- : Effective Date
- : Act 400
- : 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 #776 (March 20, 2026): 43 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote #535 (February 19, 2026): 166 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1181?
- HB1181 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions.
- What does HB1181 do?
- In its own words: To amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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…
- What is the status of HB1181?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Effective Date (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1181?
- McNeel, Steven (R, 18), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1181?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72823
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