Georgia House Bill 1216 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-25 - Effective Date 2022-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 15 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to serious traffic offenses, so as to provide for enhanced penalties for violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; to provide for enhanced penalties for fleeing or eluding a police officer during the commission of certain crimes or under certain circumstances; to prohibit the use of a blue light to impersonate a law enforcement officer; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Traffic offenses; enhanced penalties for violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; provide

Rep. Lauren McDonald [R]	Rep. J Collins [R]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. Bill Hitchens [R]
Rep. Jon Burns [R]	Rep. Eddie Lumsden [R]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]

2022-04-04 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #912 (Y: 96 N: 67 NV: 2 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2022-04-01 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #820 (Y: 40 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2022-03-03 - House - Passage: House Vote #601 (Y: 95 N: 62 NV: 11 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-25		Effective Date 2022-07-01
2022-04-25		Act 646
2022-04-25	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2022-04-07	House	House Sent to Governor
2022-04-04	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2022-04-01	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-04-01	Senate	Senate Third Read
2022-04-01	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2022-04-01	Senate	Senate Tabled
2022-03-28	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2022-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2022-03-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2022-03-03	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-03-03	House	House Third Readers
2022-02-24	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2022-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2022-02-07	House	House First Readers
2022-02-03	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61772
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/205184
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/207442
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/208246
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/210303
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211600
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/212214
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211380
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61772#19280
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61772#19785
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61772#19844