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Read. Follow. Verify.Georgia House Bill 590 Establishes Licensing and Regulation for Trailer Manufacturers
Last action · January 16, 2026: House Withdrawn, RecommittedSponsors: Jaclyn Ford and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Georgia House Bill 590 creates the State Board of Trailer Manufacturers to license and regulate commercial trailer builders across the state. The measure requires manufacturers to pay licensing fees, maintain specific insurance coverages, submit annual sales records with vehicle identification numbers, and submit to facility inspections. Operating without a valid license is classified as a misdemeanor and subjects the offender to state injunctions.
Trailer manufacturers operating in Georgia face new mandatory annual fees of $1,500, rigorous licensing standards, background requirements, and facility inspections, while uncertified manufacturers risk misdemeanor charges and court injunctions.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Trailer manufacturers
Trailer manufacturers must obtain state licenses, pay annual fees of $1,500.00, maintain insurance, submit annual sales records, and undergo facility inspections.
State Board of Trailer Manufacturers
The newly created board assumes administrative responsibility for issuing licenses, conducting inspections, reviewing continuing education, and enforcing compliance.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 16, 2026HouseHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted
- Feb 26, 2025HouseHouse Second Readers
- Feb 24, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse First Readers
- Feb 21, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse Hopper
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Sources
www.legis.ga.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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