SB 196 - Motor Vehicles; serious injury due to a right of way violation resulting in collision; revise penalties; provide a penalty for second offense

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Committees

Current Status

04/21/09 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

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 revise penalties for causing serious injury due to a right of way violation resulting in a collision with a motorcyclist, pedestrian, bicyclist, or farmer hauling agricultural products; to provide a penalty for a second offense; to provide for license suspension; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
03/09/20094:22PMSenate Vote #144048002003003PASSAGE
04/03/200911:00AMHouse Vote #436145016013006PASS
04/03/20092:09PMSenate Vote #405043000006007AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED
04/03/20097:21PMHouse Vote #487130010033007Agree Sen Am

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
02/24/2009Senate Read and Referred
03/04/2009Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/05/2009Senate Read Second Time
03/09/2009Senate Third Read
03/09/2009Senate Passed/Adopted
03/10/2009House First Readers
03/12/2009House Second Readers
03/26/2009House Committee Favorably Reported
04/01/2009House Postponed
04/03/2009House Third Readers
04/03/2009House Passed/Adopted
04/03/2009Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/03/2009House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
04/13/2009Senate Sent to Governor
04/21/2009Senate Date Signed by Governor
04/21/2009Act 22
07/01/2009Effective Date

Footnotes

4/1/2009 Postponed until 4/3/2009
4/3/2009 Passed House by Rules Committee Substitute
4/3/2009 Senate Agrees to House Sub as Amended
4/3/2009 House agrees to House Substitute as Senate amended