This legislation increases the weight limit allowed for commercial wrecker emergency tow permits.

This legislation requires the installation of safety markers on utility lines to provide adequate visual warning on private airstrips.

This legislation changes the way that the state conveys property.

This legislation adds high speed rail and facilities to the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Law.  It removes the requirement for approval by the State Transportation Board to be an eligible project under the law.
 

This legislation allows the discharge of a firearm within 50 yards of a public road (provided the discharge is shielded from the view of a traveler) if the discharge occurs at an indoor or outdoor shooting range; a facility used for firearm or hunting safety courses sponsored by a unit of government, nonprofit corporation, or commercial enterprise; or the business location of any person, firm, retail dealer, wholesale dealer, pawnbroker, or corporation licensed as a firearm dealer.  

This legislation removes the population requirement from the definition of "metropolitan areas."  This would allow the creation of a transit authority to build, own and operate a mass rapid transit system in a metropolitan area with a population greater than 43,617.

This legislation makes it illegal to use an unmanned aircraft to take pictures of private property or individuals.  For more details on this bill click here.

This legislation clarifies the definition of a personal transportation vehicle by merging motorized carts, golf cars, and golf carts into one definition. It also provides minimum requirements for who can operate a PTV, along with minimum safety requirements to be installed on the PTV for operation in the evening.

This legislation authorizes local governments, at their option, to adopt an ordinance allowing for the operation of PTVs on certain roadways and designated pathways subject to certain requirements established by the local government. It gives local governments the option to adopt a transportation plan to address minimum requirements for operating a PTV on the roadways, as well as construction and use of designated pathways.

This legislation allows counties to contract with the Georgia Department of Public Safety to jointly regulate taxicabs and limousine services. It also gives the state the authority to regulate transportation referral. Taxicab and limousine owners would be required to pay $1,000 per vehicle per year to the Department of Revenue in lieu of sales tax on the fares. If the business is based in the unincorporated area, the county would receive 43 percent of this fee.