Georgia House Bill 1285

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-20 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Motor Vehicles Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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

Rep. Derrick McCollum [R]	Rep. Bill Hitchens [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. Tim Fleming [R]
Rep. Scott Hilton [R]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-20	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-16	House	House First Readers
2024-02-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67078
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224175