GA HB315 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-24 - Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide that it shall be a violation of law if a person's alcohol concentration is 0.08 grams or more at any time within three hours after operating, navigating, steering, driving, manipulating, or being in actual physical control of a moving vessel, moving water skis, moving aquaplane, moving surfboard, or similar moving device from alcohol consumed before such operating, navigating, steering, driving, manipulating, or being in actual physical control ended; to provide for certain presumptions at trial of such cases; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Watercraft operation; 0.08 alcohol concentration; violation; provide

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-03-08 - House - House Vote #123 - Passage (Y: 165 N: 1 NV: 7 Abs: 7) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-24 Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
2011-03-10 Senate Read and Referred
2011-03-08 House Passed/Adopted
2011-03-08 House Third Readers
2011-03-03 House Committee Favorably Reported
2011-02-24 House Second Readers
2011-02-23 House First Readers

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Bill Comments

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