Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB184: Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act; enact
Status: In committee, March 3, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 40 and 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic and property, respectively, so as to establish the "Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act"; to provide for applicability; to provide for consumer protections for emergency towing, owner requested towing, and private property towing; to provide for estimates and invoices; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for recording; to provide for the release of towed motor vehicles; to provide for fees; to provide for towing company certificate requirements; to provide for prohibitions; to provide for penalties and enforcement; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Titles 40 and 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic and property, respectively, so as to establish the "Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act"; to provide for legislative purpose; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for consumer protections for emergency towing, owner requested towing, and private property towing; to provide for estimates and invoices; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for recording; to provide for the release of towed motor vehicles…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Titles 40 and 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic and property, respectively, so as to establish the "Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act"; to provide for legislative purpose; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for consumer protections for emergency towing, owner requested towing, and private property towing; to provide for estimates and invoices; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for recording; to provide for the release of towed motor vehicles; to provide for fees; to provide for towing company certificate requirements; to provide for prohibitions; to provide for penalties and enforcement; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, is amended in Chapter 11, relating to abandoned, derelict, and civil forfeiture of motor vehicles, by adding a new article to read as follows: H. B. LC 52 0652 "ARTICLE 40-11-30. This article shall be known and may be cited as the 'Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act.' 40-11-31. The purpose of this article is …
Sponsors
- Eddie Lumsden (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Clinton Crowe (R, 118)
- Hugh Williamson (R)
- Brian Prince (D, 132)
- Bill Hitchens (R, 161)
Latest actions
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HB184?
- HB184 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act; enact.
- What does HB184 do?
- In its own words: To amend Titles 40 and 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic and property, respectively, so as to establish the "Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act"; to provide for legislative purpose; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for consumer protections for emergency towing, owner requested towing, and private property towing; to provide for estimates and invoices; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for recording; to provide for the release of towed motor vehicles…
- What is the status of HB184?
- In committee as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB184?
- Eddie Lumsden (R, 12), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB184?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69664
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