Georgia Senate Bill 165 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 10)
Status: Passed on May 4 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-04 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equipment and inspection of motor vehicles, so as to exempt fully autonomous vehicles from certain vehicle equipment requirements; to provide for compliance; to remove requirement for use of strobe light while operating a low-speed vehicle; to provide for means of operation of vehicle brakes and parking brakes; to revise exhaust system requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Motor Vehicles; autonomous vehicles from certain vehicle equipment requirements; exempt

Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Brandon Beach [R]	Sen. Butch Miller [R]
Sen. Frank Ginn [R]	Sen. Burt Jones [R]	Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]	Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]
Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Rep. Don Hogan [R]

2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Am To Hsub: House Vote #432 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #371 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-03-25 - House - Passage: House Vote #306 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2021-03-05 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #141 (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-03-05 - Senate - Motion To Table All Bills On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #127 (Y: 32 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-04		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-05-04		Act 214
2021-05-04	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2021-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2021-03-31	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
2021-03-25	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-25	House	House Third Readers
2021-03-17	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-09	House	House Second Readers
2021-03-08	House	House First Readers
2021-03-05	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-05	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-05	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2021-03-05	Senate	Senate Tabled
2021-03-01	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-02-26	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-16	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-02-11	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59626
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/197510
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198906
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199707
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200618
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201173
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202508
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201172
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202121
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59626#18371
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59626#18385
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59626#18618
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59626#18873
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59626#18780