Driver's License; revise exemptions afforded to nonresidents issued to them in in home state/country
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of licenses, so as to revise the exemptions afforded to nonresidents who have in their immediate possession a valid driver's license issued to them in their home state or country; to provide for certain presumptions of validity of a driver's license issued by the driver's licensing authority of a foreign county; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
Senate Passage
Feb 2016
House Passage
Mar 2016
Signed into Law
May 2016
Introduced Feb 2, 2016
Signed May 3, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2016
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
Feb 16, 2016
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 3, 2016
Signed into law
Act 573
upper
May 3, 2016
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 24, 2016
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 22, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 16, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 16, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 9, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 3, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Michael Williams
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Tommie Williams
RRepublican
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
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