Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 6 R cosponsors

HB 1285 — Motor vehicles; prohibit sale of mufflers and other equipment intended to produce excessive noise when installed

Last action — House Second Readers

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems, so as to prohibit the sale of mufflers and other equipment intended to produce excessive noise when installed on certain motor vehicles; to prohibit the operation of certain motor vehicles that produce excessive noise; to provide for a penalty; to provide for admissible evidence in the prosecution of a violation; to provide for establishment of a list of approved noise level detection devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. House Second Readers

  2. House First Readers

  3. House Hopper

Sponsors

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (241)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1285 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems, so as to prohibit the sale of mufflers and other equipment intended to produce excessive noise when installed on certain motor vehicles; to prohibit the operation of certain motor vehicles that produce excessive noise; to provide for a penalty; to provide for admissible evidence in the prosecution of a violation; to provide for establishment of a list of approved noise level detection devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 1285?
HB 1285 is sponsored by Derrick McCollum (Republican), Bill Hitchens (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican), Tim Fleming (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), and Lee Hawkins (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1285?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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