Motor vehicles; law enforcement vehicles be equipped with primarily blue flashing or revolving lights; 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 vehicles operated by certain law enforcement to be equipped with flashing or revolving lights which are primarily blue in color; to remove a restriction relating to motor vehicles of the Georgia State Patrol; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed May 2, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
Act 765
upper
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Eddie Lumsden
RRepublican
P
J. Collins
RRepublican
P
Jodi Lott
RRepublican
P
Lauren McDonald
RRepublican
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