Motor Vehicles; autonomous vehicles from certain vehicle equipment requirements; exempt
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equipment and inspection of motor vehicles, so as to exempt fully autonomous vehicles from certain vehicle equipment requirements; to provide for compliance; to remove requirement for use of strobe light while operating a low-speed vehicle; to provide for means of operation of vehicle brakes and parking brakes; to revise exhaust system requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2021
How they voted
27–14
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Mar 5, 2021
D
Democratic18
77% Nay
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Act 214
upper
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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