2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB296: Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to provide that presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format satisfies the requirement to possess a driver's license while operating a motor vehicle; to prohibit the compelling of a licensee to produce a wireless telecommunications device to a law enforcement officer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/11/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
4/4/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
4/4/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
4/4/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
Senate
4/4/2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives

Amendments

Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 50 0135

4/5/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 39 0492

4/5/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 42nd: Senate Vote #481
4/4/2025
51
Yea
2
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Adoption Of Amendment #2 By The Senator From The 46th: Senate Vote #482
4/4/2025
13
Yea
39
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #483
4/4/2025
51
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #448
4/4/2025
163
Yea
3
Nay
2
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #124
3/3/2025
154
Yea
17
Nay
6
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/202592.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/4/202587.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/25/202587.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/202577.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/6/202577.9 KB