2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB218: Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide

Legislative Summary

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.

Bill History

2/21/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/22/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/28/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/1/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/7/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/5/2023
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/3/2023
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/3/2023
Act 268
5/3/2023
Effective Date 2023-05-03

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #281
3/23/2023
44
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #265
3/21/2023
171
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #190
3/6/2023
56
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED