Fabio
81 lines
3.9 KiB
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81 lines
3.9 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Speed restrictions; impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; modify provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed restrictions, so as to modify provisions relating to impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2013_14"
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identifier: "HB 459"
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citation: "Georgia HB 459 (2013_14)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Bill Hitchens", "Eddie Lumsden", "Jon Burns", "Kevin Tanner", "Lee Hawkins"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2013-02-22"
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last_action: "2014-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa343de4-1c0d-4597-bb15-cb164ece5c90"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "08b7a7420a0e3ca989cfb5cfc993bda296d8d9db8d336c4bb13b40d1aa78a548"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 459 (2013_14) — Speed restrictions; impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; modify provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed restrictions, so as to modify provisions relating to impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 459/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143318.pdf)
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2. **LC 35 2883/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132057.pdf)
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3. **LC 40 0583S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/141580.pdf)
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4. **LC 40 0583S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/141285.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **162–9** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
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- Jon Burns — primary (person)
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- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-22** House Hopper
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- **2013-02-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2014-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2014-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2014-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2014-02-26** House Notice to Reconsider
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- **2014-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2014-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2014-03-11** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2014-03-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2014-03-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2014-04-15** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2014-04-15** Act 495 `executive-signature`
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- **2014-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa343de4-1c0d-4597-bb15-cb164ece5c90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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