---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drivers' Licenses; authorize the issuance of a temporary driving permit; noncitizen applicant whose license has expired; filed extension"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to authorize the issuance of a temporary driving permit to a noncitizen applicant whose Georgia driver's license has expired, or will expire, who has filed a request for an extension to remain lawfully within the United States; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "SB 122"
citation: "Georgia SB 122 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Miller", "Cecil Staton", "Charlie Bethel", "David Shafer", "Hunter Hill", "Jason Carter", "Nan Orrock", "Ronnie Chance", "Steve Gooch", "Vincent Fort"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2014-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a485261a-437f-4f7a-965a-81ef804a90e0"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0e9d72cc72552345e48abca61ba4ebb397b7f26f580e7e5389fff59ccf65e9b1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia SB 122 (2013_14) — Drivers' Licenses; authorize the issuance of a temporary driving permit; noncitizen applicant whose license has expired; filed extension

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to authorize the issuance of a temporary driving permit to a noncitizen applicant whose Georgia driver's license has expired, or will expire, who has filed a request for an extension to remain lawfully within the United States; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As introduced LC 35 2860** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130047.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133023.pdf)
3. **Committee sub LC 35 2911S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/131387.pdf)
4. **Committee sub LC 35 2932S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132589.pdf)
5. **SB 122/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/137103.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Butch Miller — primary (person)
- Cecil Staton — primary (person)
- Charlie Bethel — primary (person)
- David Shafer — primary (person)
- Hunter Hill — primary (person)
- Jason Carter — primary (person)
- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
- Ronnie Chance — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
- Vincent Fort — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-06** Senate Hopper
- **2013-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-02-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2013-02-25** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-01** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2013-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-03-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-03-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-04-03** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-01** Act 125 `executive-signature`
- **2014-01-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a485261a-437f-4f7a-965a-81ef804a90e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).