2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB165: Motor Vehicles; autonomous vehicles from certain vehicle equipment requirements; exempt

Legislative Summary

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.

Bill History

2/11/2021
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/16/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/26/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/1/2021
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/5/2021
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/5/2021
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/5/2021
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/5/2021
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/8/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/9/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/25/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/25/2021
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/31/2021
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
Senate
3/31/2021
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/4/2021
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/4/2021
Act 214
5/4/2021
Effective Date 2021-07-01

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amendment AM 43 0198

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Floor amend 1 AM 39 0321

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #371
3/31/2021
51
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree Sen Am To Hsub: House Vote #432
3/31/2021
166
Yea
0
Nay
7
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #306
3/25/2021
166
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion To Table All Bills On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #127
3/5/2021
32
Yea
17
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #141
3/5/2021
48
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/4/2021)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197023.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197012.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197012.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197012.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197013.2 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197015.3 KB