Georgia Senate Bill 83 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-04 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to identification and regulation with regard to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require policies that prohibit law enforcement officers from impermissibly using race or ethnicity in determining whether to stop a motor vehicle; to require annual training of law enforcement officers on impermissible uses of race and ethnicity in stopping motor vehicles; to require law enforcement officers to document the race, ethnicity, and gender of drivers and passengers under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Motor Vehicles and Traffic; require policies; prohibit law enforcement officers from impermissibly using race/ethnicity to stop motor vehicle

Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Vincent Fort [D]	Sen. Steve Henson [D]	Sen. Horacena Tate [D]
Sen. Donzella James [D]	Sen. Ronald Ramsey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2015-02-03	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43301
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/146765