State highway system; alternative fueled vehicles; provide logo for manufacturer's license plates to allow travel in exclusive lanes
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 32-9-4 and 40-2-38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to designation of travel lanes by the Department of Transportation and use of such lanes and registration of vehicles by manufacturers, distributors, and dealers, dealer plates, and manufacturer headquarters plates, respectively, so as to provide for a distinctive logo or emblem for manufacturer's, distributor's, or manufacturer headquarters' license plates to be placed upon alternative fueled vehicles to allow travel in exclusive or preferential use lanes of the state highway system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2019
Last action Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 8, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Powell
RRepublican
P
Deborah Silcox
RRepublican
P
John Corbett
RRepublican
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