SB 148

  • Georgia Senate Bill
  • 2019-2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Equipment of Motor Vehicles; safety belts required as equipment, safety restraints for children; provisions; revise

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding equipment of motor vehicles, so as to revise provisions for safety belts required as equipment, safety restraints for children, and the usage of safety belts in passenger vehicles; to provide a response to Reid v. Odom, 199 Ga. App. 146; Boatwright v. Czerepinski, 194 Ga. App. 697; Katz v. White, 190 Ga. App. 458; Sapp v. Johnson, 184 Ga. App. 603, and any other case law that has provided for limiting the purposes for which seat belt nonusage evidence may be admitted; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Feb 21, 2019

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Feb 20, 2019

Senate

Senate Hopper

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As introduced LC 48 0057 PDF

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