Motor vehicles; proper procedure for passing postal service vehicle; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to uniform rules of the road, so as to provide for proper procedure for passing a postal service vehicle; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Signed May 5, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2023 · House Mar 6, 2023
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 50
Mar 21, 2023
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican29
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 5, 2023
Vetoed
Veto V7
upper
May 5, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Clint Crowe
RRepublican
P
Eddie Lumsden
RRepublican
P
Mitchell Scoggins
RRepublican
P
Steven Sainz
RRepublican
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