SB 196 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

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

2028
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Mar 2, 2023
D Democratic21
20 Nay 1
95% Nay
R Republican29
20 Yea 8 Nay 1
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

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