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GA HB 879

died on adjournment

Motor vehicles; penalty for violations captured by school bus camera; provisions

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-163 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duty of driver of vehicle meeting or overtaking school bus, reporting of violations, and civil monetary penalty for violations captured by school bus camera, so as to revise penalties; to authorize alteration or suspension of such penalty; to provide for obtaining motor vehicle owner information from the Department of Revenue; to provide for a conspicuous statement of the right to contest such penalty in court in the mailing sent to a motor vehicle owner; to provide for the allocation of money collected; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-03-28
Status date
Latest action
2025-04-02 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Don Parsonsprimary
  • Matt Bartonprimary
  • Derrick McCollumprimary
  • Alan Powellprimary
  • Mitchell Scogginsprimary
  • Matthew Gambillprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-28

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-31

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-04-02

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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