HB 774 Georgia House · 2013-2014 Regular Session

Highways, bridges and ferries; require annual submission of State-wide Strategic Transportation progress report; provisions

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to require the annual submission of a State-wide Strategic Transportation Plan progress report; to provide for an increase to limitations of counties and municipalities for negotiating contracts involving public roads; to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles, so as to remove the requirement of maintaining certain records by the Department of Driver Services; to provide for additional meanings for certain traffic signals; to provide for an exception to the requirement to stop a vehicle when approaching an inoperative traffic signal; to provide for an increase to maximum lawful speed limits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2014
Committee Review
Feb 2014
House Passage
Feb 2014
Senate Passage
Mar 2014
Signed into Law
Apr 2014
Introduced Jan 17, 2014 Signed Apr 29, 2014
Floor votes · House Feb 3, 2014

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 29, 2014
Signed into law
Act 665
upper
Apr 29, 2014
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 11, 2014
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 5, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 11, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 4, 2014
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 3, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jan 24, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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