Georgia Senate Bill 176 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 and Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure and drivers' licenses, respectively, so as to enact reforms relating to driving privileges recommended by the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform; to change and provide for the procedure of issuing bench warrants for individuals charged with certain traffic, motorist, and road violations; to remove a barrier to obtaining a habitual violator probationary license; to change provisions relating to third and subsequent convictions under Code Section 40-6-391 involving controlled substances or marijuana; to change provisions relating to reinstatement of certain licenses under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform; driving privileges; enact reforms

Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Butch Miller [R]	Sen. P.K. Martin [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]
Sen. David Shafer [R]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]	Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]

2017-03-30 - Senate - Senate Vote #331 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-03-24 - House - House Vote #316 (Y: 154 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 21) [PASS]
2017-03-01 - Senate - Senate Vote #120 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-01		Effective Date
2017-05-09		Act 228
2017-05-09	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2017-04-06	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2017-03-30	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2017-03-24	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-03-24	House	House Third Readers
2017-03-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-03-06	House	House Second Readers
2017-03-03	House	House First Readers
2017-03-01	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-03-01	Senate	Senate Third Read
2017-02-27	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-02-24	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-15	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-14	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50590
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/165315
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166579
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/167239
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/168759
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/170771
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50590#14994
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50590#15241
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50590#15462