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| Bill | Education; driver's license verification system for school bus drivers; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 22 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to school buses, so as to provide for a driver's license verification system for school bus drivers; to require participation by local boards of education; to provide for data submission; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for coordination among the Department of Public Safety, the Georgia Technology Authority, and the Department of Driver Services; to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required, so as to provide that records maintained for such verification system shall not be subject to public disclosure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | HB 459 | Georgia HB 459 (2019_20) |
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Georgia HB 459 (2019_20) — Education; driver's license verification system for school bus drivers; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 22 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to school buses, so as to provide for a driver's license verification system for school bus drivers; to require participation by local boards of education; to provide for data submission; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for coordination among the Department of Public Safety, the Georgia Technology Authority, and the Department of Driver Services; to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required, so as to provide that records maintained for such verification system shall not be subject to public disclosure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 459/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 41 1856/a (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 41 1946S (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 159–11 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Ginny Ehrhart — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-02-25 House Hopper
- 2019-02-26 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2019-02-27 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2019-03-04 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-07 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2019-03-07 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2019-03-08 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2019-03-21 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-22 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2019-03-26 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2019-03-26 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2019-04-02 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2019-04-11 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-04-28 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2019-04-28 Act 71
executive-signature - 2019-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/62d72fde-0763-4b69-a343-81205d709158. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).