Bill > HB204

This bill removes the Department of Public Safety's authority to establish and regulate rates, fares, and charges for motor carriers transporting household goods in Georgia. Specifically, the bill repeals Code Section 40-1-118 entirely, which previously gave the department the power to set such rates. Additionally, the bill modifies Code Section 40-1-119 by removing references to "household goods" from the provisions about rate discrimination, effectively limiting the department's regulatory oversight to passenger transportation only. The changes suggest a deregulation approach, reducing government control over pricing in the household goods transportation sector. By eliminating these provisions, motor carriers of household goods will now have more flexibility in setting their own rates, potentially allowing market forces to determine pricing instead of government-prescribed rates. The bill maintains existing protections against unjust discrimination for passenger transportation services, ensuring that motor carriers of passengers cannot unfairly charge different rates to different customers.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69720