Georgia Senate Bill 218

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Effective Date 2023-05-03
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to provide that the Department of Corrections share identifying information with the Department of Driver Services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information to inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of a personal identification card or operator's license; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide

Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]
Sen. Valencia Seay [D]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]
Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Sen. Ed Harbison [D]
Sen. Donzella James [D]	Sen. Horacena Tate [D]	Sen. Ed Setzler [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]
Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]	Sen. David Lucas [D]	Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]
Sen. Larry Walker [R]	Rep. William Werkheiser [R]

2023-03-23 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #281 (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2023-03-21 - House - Passage: House Vote #265 (Y: 171 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #190 (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03		Effective Date 2023-05-03
2023-05-03		Act 268
2023-05-03	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2023-03-21	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-21	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-08	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-07	House	House First Readers
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-01	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-22	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-21	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64610
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215287
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216254
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217235
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218135
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219449
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64610#21310
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64610#21423
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64610#21480