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Committee tables HB156 amid concerns over future federal rules for air taxis
Summary
Committee members agreed to table House Bill 156 after GDOT warned that future federal definitions for vertical takeoff vehicles or vertiports could require later amendments; members said tabling will allow further consultation.
The Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee tabled House Bill 156 after members said the Georgia Department of Transportation raised concerns that future federal rulemaking could change the definition or regulatory context for vertical takeoff vehicles and vertiports.
A committee member reported that GDOT "came to me and said that the 1 concern that they had with 1 56 ... the federal government may come in with a different definition." The member said they wanted to avoid halting state progress on vertical takeoff vehicle infrastructure while leaving open the possibility of later cleanup legislation.
Committee members agreed to pause consideration of HB156 for one week to allow additional dialogue with GDOT and other stakeholders. The member who proposed the delay emphasized that GDOT's statement was not an objection but a caution that future federal action might require changes.
The committee will revisit HB156 at its next scheduled meeting; no formal amendments were adopted at this session.
