2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB353: Drivers' License; judicial discretion in suspension of a driver's license upon failure to appear for certain traffic violations; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 and Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure and drivers' licenses, respectively, so as to provide for judicial discretion in suspension of a driver's license upon failure to appear for certain traffic violations; to provide for notice of license suspension for failure to appear for certain traffic violations; to provide for standards for issuance of bench warrants; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/24/2022
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/25/2022
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/3/2022
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/4/2022
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/15/2022
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/15/2022
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/15/2022
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/15/2022
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/16/2022
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #639
3/15/2022
50
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/15/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary - Non-Civil(House of Representatives)
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197017.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197014.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197014.9 KB