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    Default 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."

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    Default 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
    Sponsored By
    (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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    According to the May issue of the GA ABATE's Rollin' Wheels of Freedom, this bill was signed by the Govener and will become law July 1, 2016!
    Handle bar height goes from 15" to 25".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cavman View Post
    According to the May issue of the GA ABATE's Rollin' Wheels of Freedom, this bill was signed by the Govener and will become law July 1, 2016!
    Handle bar height goes from 15" to 25".
    Who will be the first to put 25" Ape Hangers on their Spyder? There must still be a few manly men doing

    manly things in a manly manner on a manly Spyder.


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