Georgia Senate Bill 218 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-22 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to identification and regulation of motor vehicles, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for the operation of autonomous vehicles without the presence of a human driver upon satisfaction of certain conditions; to require such vehicles to comply with federal and state equipment laws; to provide for registration and titling of such vehicles; to provide for exemption from liability for certain parties when a motor vehicle has been converted to an autonomous vehicle; to provide for the reporting of accidents involving an autonomous vehicle; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Motor Vehicles; definitions; operation of autonomous vehicles; require such vehicles to comply with federal and state equipment laws; provide

Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. Brandon Beach [R]	Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]	Sen. Tyler Harper [R]
Sen. Ben Watson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-22	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-21	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50831
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/165988