Equipment of Motor Vehicles; safety belts required as equipment, safety restraints for children; provisions; revise
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding equipment of motor vehicles, so as to revise provisions for safety belts required as equipment, safety restraints for children, and the usage of safety belts in passenger vehicles; to provide a response to Reid v. Odom, 199 Ga. App. 146; Boatwright v. Czerepinski, 194 Ga. App. 697; Katz v. White, 190 Ga. App. 458; Sapp v. Johnson, 184 Ga. App. 603, and any other case law that has provided for limiting the purposes for which seat belt nonusage evidence may be admitted; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2019
Last action Feb 21, 2019
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1
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
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5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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