Safety Belts; failure to wear safety restraints for children as admissible evidence in civil actions; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems, so as to provide for the failure to wear a safety belt or safety restraints for children as admissible evidence in civil actions; to provide for legislative declaration and intent; to prohibit the failure to wear a safety belt or safety restraints for children as a basis for cancellation of insurance coverage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Failed
Mar 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Last action Mar 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2023
How they voted
20–28
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Mar 2, 2023
D
Democratic21
95% Nay
R
Republican29
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 2, 2023
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (20-28-2)
senate
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
26 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Emanuel Jones
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Mike Hodges
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Shelly Echols
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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