SB 76 & HB 166 pases in GA
Just passing along this latest information.
"At nearly 9PM, on the last night of the 2015 Legislative Session, with a
final vote 43-6 in the Senate, SB76 PASSES!!
Finally a victory for the motorcyclist of Georgia and a victory for ABATE as
the voice for those motorcyclist! I suppose I should tell you that I had
confidence all along that we would succeed. I suppose I should say that I
knew we would get the House Rules committee to put SB76 on the calendar
after 4PM on that last day…but I can’t. Inside I was beginning to think we
were going to be thwarted again, so close to the finish.
After SB76 “crossed over” to the House, the House Public Safety Committee
amended it and added all the language of our HB166. Therefore, when SB76
passed the House on Thursday it contained both the “Redlight” language that
allows riders to proceed safely through traffic lights that do not recognize
our bikes and the language from HB166 deleting from the Code the handlebar
height restriction. Both of our bills we introduced were passed in one
amended bill."
HB-166 Bill allowing motorcycles to ride thru red lights passed!
On February 24 the House unanimously voted to pass HB-166 : now for the Senate!!
2015-2016 Regular Session - HB 166
Motorcycle Mobility Safety Act; enact
(1) Yates, John 73rd (2) Powell, Alan 32nd (3) Harbin, Ben 122nd
(4) Smith, Earnest 125th (5) Kaiser, Margaret 59th
Committees
HC: Public Safety and Homeland Security SC:
First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the uniform rules of the road, so as to provide for the safe operation of a lightweight motorcycle or motor vehicle through an inoperative traffic-control signal; to repeal certain provisions relating to handlebars; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Status History
Feb/24/2016 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Feb/24/2016 - House Third Readers
Feb/10/2016 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Feb/03/2015 - House Second Readers
Feb/02/2015 - House First Readers
Jan/29/2015 - House Hopper
Footnotes
02/24/2016 Modified Structured Rule
Votes
Feb/24/2016 - House Vote #604 Yea(166) Nay(0) NV(5)
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