Rep. Paul Battles

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions applicable to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to prohibit the use of telecommunications devices for oral communications, unless such device is a hands-free communication device; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commercial drivers' licenses, so as to prohibit persons required to register on the state sexual offender registry for an act committed on or after July 1, 2013, from being licensed to drive certain commercial motor vehicles; to provide for a definition; to provide for revocation of certain commercial driver's license endorsements under certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; to provide for a sunset of this Code section; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.