2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB651: Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to speed detection devices, so as to revise provisions relative to the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to authorize district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties relative to the enforcement of laws regarding speeding in a school zone using recorded images; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/28/2025
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/31/2025
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 By Substitute
Senate
4/4/2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
House of Representatives

Amendments

Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0478

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment

Floor Amendment AM 39 0495

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To Senate Sub As House Amended: House Vote #446
4/4/2025
140
Yea
29
Nay
3
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 44th: Senate Vote #453
4/4/2025
40
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #454
4/4/2025
51
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #170
3/4/2025
164
Yea
8
Nay
4
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/4/2025123.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/31/2025122.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/2025111.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/2025113.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202591.2 KB