Georgia House Bill 978 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 8 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to school buses, so as to revise the enforcement of civil monetary penalties; to provide for procedures and enforcement; to provide for dedication of fees collected from local civil monetary penalties; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed detection devices, so as to provide for automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; to provide for the operation of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to provide for automated traffic enforcement safety device testing exceptions and procedures; to provide for automated traffic enforcement safety device use warning signs; safety devices; to provide for rules, regulations, and terms of use for automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Motor vehicles; automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; provisions

Rep. Chad Nimmer [R]	Rep. Christian Coomer [R]	Rep. Kasey Carpenter [R]	Rep. John Corbett [R]
Rep. Trey Rhodes [R]	Rep. Scott Holcomb [D]	Sen. Brandon Beach [R]

2018-03-30 - House - House Vote #891 (Y: 136 N: 21 NV: 21 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #821 (Y: 34 N: 19 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House Vote #638 (Y: 94 N: 76 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-01		Effective Date
2018-05-08		Act 545
2018-05-08	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2018-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2018-03-29	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2018-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2018-03-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2018-03-23	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2018-03-23	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-03-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2018-02-28	House	House Passed/Adopted
2018-02-28	House	House Third Readers
2018-02-28	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2018-02-22	House	House Second Readers
2018-02-21	House	House First Readers
2018-02-21	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/53114
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/174409
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/177453
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/179022
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178950
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/53114#15871
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/53114#16422
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/53114#16415