Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to provide that the Department of Corrections share identifying information with the Department of Driver Services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information to inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of a personal identification card or operator's license; 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
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 21, 2023
Signed May 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Mar 21, 2023
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
Act 268
upper
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
21 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Horacena Tate
DDemocratic
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Kim Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Valencia Seay
DDemocratic
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