Georgia Senate Bill 478 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-09 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 provide for increased access to government issued identification and driving authorization to state residents through the issuance of state driving cards and identification cards; to provide for a short title; to revise a definition; to provide for an exception to the requirement that the Department of Driver Services utilize a certain federal verification program; to provide for application requirements for such driving cards and identification cards; to provide for standards for the appearance of such cards; to provide for fees for issuance and renewal of such cards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Freedom to Drive Act"; enact

Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes [D]	Sen. Jason Esteves [D]	Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]
Sen. Nikki Merritt [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-08	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66878
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223508