Georgia Senate Bill 240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 5 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to create a new class of motor vehicles to be known as personal transportation vehicles; to provide for a definition; to provide an exception; to provide for rights and duties of drivers of personal transportation vehicles; to provide for rules of the road; to provide for local ordinances regulating personal transportation vehicles; to provide for operation of such vehicles on the public highways; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Motor Vehicles; create a new class; personal transportation vehicles; definition; exception; rights/duties of drivers; rules of the road

Sen. William Jackson [R]

Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]

Rep. Doug Stoner [D]

2011-04-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #390 - Agree To House Substitute (Y: 45 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2011-03-31 - House - House Vote #257 - Passage (Y: 159 N: 4 NV: 8 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2011-03-16 - Senate - Senate Vote #190 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 48 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-01		Effective Date
2011-05-05		Act 59
2011-05-05		Senate Date Signed by Governor
2011-04-26		Senate Sent to Governor
2011-04-14		Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
2011-03-31		House Passed/Adopted
2011-03-31		House Third Readers
2011-03-28		House Committee Favorably Reported
2011-03-22		House Second Readers
2011-03-21		House First Readers
2011-03-16		Senate Passed/Adopted
2011-03-16		Senate Third Read
2011-03-14		Senate Read Second Time
2011-03-11		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2011-03-08		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/33570
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb240_As_introduced_LC_34_2998_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb240_Committee_sub_LC_34_3031S_4.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb240_Floor_amend_1_AM_34_0499_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb240_As_passed_Senate_6.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb240_LC_34_3063S_hss_8.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb240_SB_240_HCSFA_9.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb240_SB_240_APP_10.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0190.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0257.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0390.htm