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Bill Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to provide that the Department of Corrections share identifying information with the Department of Driver Services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information to inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of a personal identification card or operator's license; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. us/states/ga Georgia General Assembly 2023_24 SB 218 Georgia SB 218 (2023_24)
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Ben Watson
Chuck Payne
David Lucas
Donzella James
Ed Harbison
Ed Setzler
Freddie Powell Sims
Greg Dolezal
Harold Jones II
Horacena Tate
John Albers
Kim Jackson
Larry Walker, III
Marty Harbin
Max Burns
Michael 'Doc' Rhett
Mike Dugan
Randy Robertson
Rick Williams
Russ Goodman
Valencia Seay
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Georgia SB 218 (2023_24) — Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to provide that the Department of Corrections share identifying information with the Department of Driver Services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information to inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of a personal identification card or operator's license; 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.

  1. As introduced LC 48 0834 (committee substitute) — source
  2. As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee sub LC 48 0873S (committee substitute) — source
  4. LC 39 3894S/hss (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB 218/AP* (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Senate Vote #281 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 440 (pass) · upper
  • House Vote #265 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 1710 (pass) · lower
  • Senate Vote #190 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 560 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Ben Watson — primary (person)
  • Chuck Payne — primary (person)
  • David Lucas — primary (person)
  • Donzella James — primary (person)
  • Ed Harbison — primary (person)
  • Ed Setzler — primary (person)
  • Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
  • Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
  • Harold Jones II — primary (person)
  • Horacena Tate — primary (person)
  • John Albers — primary (person)
  • Kim Jackson — primary (person)
  • Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
  • Marty Harbin — primary (person)
  • Max Burns — primary (person)
  • Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
  • Mike Dugan — primary (person)
  • Randy Robertson — primary (person)
  • Rick Williams — primary (person)
  • Russ Goodman — primary (person)
  • Valencia Seay — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-02-21 Senate Hopper introduction
  • 2023-02-22 Senate Read and Referred referral-committee
  • 2023-02-28 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-01 Senate Read Second Time reading-2
  • 2023-03-06 Senate Tabled
  • 2023-03-06 Senate Taken from Table
  • 2023-03-06 Senate Third Read reading-3
  • 2023-03-06 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute passage
  • 2023-03-07 House First Readers reading-1
  • 2023-03-08 House Second Readers reading-2
  • 2023-03-15 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-21 House Third Readers reading-3
  • 2023-03-21 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute passage
  • 2023-03-23 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  • 2023-04-05 Senate Sent to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-05-03 Senate Date Signed by Governor executive-signature
  • 2023-05-03 Act 268 executive-signature
  • 2023-05-03 Effective Date

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6d4f1ee-fbef-47bc-b731-2ef3b12ae843. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).