Georgia House Bill 205 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses, so as to require a driver who refused blood alcohol concentration testing as required by implied consent laws or an offender convicted of DUI with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 grams or higher to install and maintain ignition interlock devices on his or her vehicle; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to provide for the probation of terms of imprisonment for DUI offenders in certain instances; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ignition interlock devices as condition of probation, so as to provide for the court issuance of a certificate of installation of ignition interlock devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Drivers' licenses; require driver who refused blood alcohol concentration testing to install and maintain ignition interlock devices on vehicle; provisions

Rep. Tom Rice [R]

Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]

Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]

2016-03-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #817 (Y: 39 N: 15 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-24 - House - House Vote #894 (Y: 160 N: 6 NV: 10 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #662 (Y: 38 N: 14 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - House - House Vote #617 (Y: 169 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 408
2016-04-26	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-25	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
2016-03-24	House	House Conference Committee Report Adopted
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Appointed 23rd, 18th, 54th
2016-03-24	House	House Conference Committee Appointed 95th, 40th, 68th
2016-03-24	House	House Insisted
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Insisted
2016-03-24	House	House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-25	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-25	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-18	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-02-09	House	House Second Readers
2015-02-04	House	House First Readers
2015-02-03	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43297
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/146759
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157846
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158848
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160746
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162016
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162407
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43297#14078
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43297#14402
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43297#14613
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43297#14681