Georgia House Bill 23 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Passed on June 4 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

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 change certain provisions relating to suspension or revocation of the licenses of habitually negligent or dangerous drivers and the point system; to change certain provisions relating to drivers' exercise of due care; to prohibit use of cell phones by persons under 18 years of age while operating a motor vehicle; to prohibit the practice of text messaging by persons under 18 years of age while operating a motor vehicle; to provide penalties for violations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Motor vehicles; cell phones; text messaging; prohibit use

Sen. John Douglas [R]	Rep. Melvin Everson [R]	Rep. Kevin Levitas [D]	Rep. Edward Lindsey [R]
Sen. Jack Murphy [R]	Rep. Matthew Ramsey [R]	Rep. Tom Rice [R]	Rep. Mark Williams [R]

2010-04-27 - Senate - Senate Vote #811 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2009-03-12 - House - House Vote #259 - Pass (Y: 138 N: 34 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-07-01		Effective Date
2010-06-04		Act 676
2010-06-04		House Date Signed by Governor
2010-05-07		House Sent to Governor
2010-04-29		House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
2010-04-27		Senate Passed/Adopted
2010-04-27		Senate Third Read
2010-04-20		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2010-01-11		Senate Recommitted
2009-03-26		Senate Read Second Time
2009-03-26		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2009-03-17		Senate Read and Referred
2009-03-12		House Passed/Adopted
2009-03-12		House Third Readers
2009-03-05		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-03-03		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2009-02-24		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-01-15		House Second Readers
2009-01-14		House First Readers
2008-11-20		House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/25889
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb23_LC_34_1947_pf_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb23_LC_34_1947_a_3.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb23_LC_34_2166S_hs_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb23_LC_34_2190S_hs_7.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb23_LC_34_2190S_hcs_8.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb23_Sen_ctee_sub_LC_35_1494S__10.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb23_Sen_ctee_sub_LC_34_2733S_12.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb23_HB_23_AP_13.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/hv0259.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/sv0811.htm