GA HB997 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on April 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Effective Date 2024-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on April 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Effective Date 2024-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-5-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disqualification from driving and action required after suspending, revoking, or canceling license or nonresident privileges, so as to require disqualification to operate a commercial motor vehicle upon receipt of notification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of a positive drug test, an adulterated or substituted drug test, or a report of a refusal to submit to such test; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Motor vehicles; require disqualification to operate a commercial motor vehicle upon receipt of notification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of a positive drug test
Sponsors
| Rep. John Corbett [R] | Rep. Jason Ridley [R] | Rep. Bill Hitchens [R] | Rep. Brian Prince [D] |
| Rep. Alan Powell [R] | Sen. John Albers [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-18 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #679 (Y: 45 N: 6 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - House - Passage: House Vote #467 (Y: 162 N: 1 NV: 10 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - House - Passage: House Vote #467 (Y: 162 N: 1 NV: 10 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-22 | Effective Date 2024-07-01 | |
| 2024-04-22 | Act 402 | |
| 2024-04-22 | House | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 2024-04-01 | House | House Sent to Governor |
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2024-02-12 | House | House Passed/Adopted |
| 2024-02-12 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2024-02-06 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2024-01-25 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2024-01-24 | House | House First Readers |
| 2024-01-23 | House | House Hopper |
