Drivers' licenses; provide for use of paper eye charts for testing of noncommercial driver's vision; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the use of paper eye charts for the testing of noncommercial driver's vision; to provide for notice of certain information from the department to be sent by first-class mail; to provide for the issuance of limited driving permits to noncommercial drivers in certain instances; to provide for a waiver of the application fee for instruction permits in certain instances; to allow photographs on drivers' licenses and identification cards to be in black and white; to provide for the conditions under which limited driving permits shall be issued; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2015
Committee Review
Jan 2016
House Passage
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2015
Last action Jan 11, 2016
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2015
How they voted
139–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 151
Mar 11, 2015
D
Democratic47
80% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican103
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 11, 2016
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 26, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 13, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Powell
RRepublican
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Eddie Lumsden
RRepublican
P
Kevin Tanner
RRepublican
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