Speed Detection Devices; provide for a rebuttable presumption for law enforcement agencies' use of speed detection devices
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act 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 a rebuttable presumption for law enforcement agencies' use of speed detection devices when fines are less than a certain percent of the agencies' operating budgets; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Signed into Law
May 2015
Introduced Feb 19, 2015
Signed May 6, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2015
How they voted
34–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 9, 2015
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Act 180
upper
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 2, 2015
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 27, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted Reconsidered Bill/Resolution By Substitute
lower
Mar 27, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 9, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 26, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
34 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Curt Thompson
DDemocratic
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Emanuel Jones
DDemocratic
P
Fran Millar
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Hunter Hill
RRepublican
P
Jack Hill
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
John Wilkinson
RRepublican
P
Joshua McKoon
RRepublican
P
Judson Hill
RRepublican
P
Lester Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Michael Williams
RRepublican
P
Mike Crane
RRepublican
P
Renee Unterman
RRepublican
P
Rick Jeffares
RRepublican
P
Ross Tolleson
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Tommie Williams
RRepublican
P
Valencia Seay
DDemocratic
P
William Ligon, Jr.
RRepublican
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