Motor vehicles; issuance of a traffic citation to a vehicle owner in lieu of the individual operating the motor vehicle in certain instances; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for the issuance of a traffic citation to a vehicle owner in lieu of the individual operating the motor vehicle in certain instances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2019
Last action Jan 13, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clay Pirkle
RRepublican
P
Demetrius Douglas
DDemocratic
P
Martin Momtahan
RRepublican
P
Matt Dollar
RRepublican
P
Timothy Barr
RRepublican
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