Motor Vehicles and Traffic; requirements for joining of a motor carrier and motor carrier's insurer to a cause of action; revise
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to revise requirements for joining of a motor carrier and motor carrier's insurer to a cause of action; to provide for subrogation for unpaid final judgments relative to causes of action involving motor carriers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 30, 2024
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · House Mar 18, 2024
How they voted
43–2
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 51
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic22
68% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 616
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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