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type: "Bill"
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title: "Speed Detection Devices; provide for a rebuttable presumption for law enforcement agencies' use of speed detection devices"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed detection devices, so as to provide for a rebuttable presumption for law enforcement agencies' use of speed detection devices when fines are less than a certain percent of the agencies' operating budgets; to provide for related matters; 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: "2015_16"
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identifier: "SB 134"
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citation: "Georgia SB 134 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Brandon Beach", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Curt Thompson", "Dean Burke", "Elena Parent", "Ellis Black", "Emanuel Jones", "Fran Millar", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Kirk", "Harold Jones II", "Hunter Hill", "Jack Hill", "Jesse Stone", "John Kennedy", "John Wilkinson", "Joshua McKoon", "Judson Hill", "Lester Jackson", "Marty Harbin", "Michael Williams", "Mike Crane", "Mike Crane", "Renee Unterman", "Rick Jeffares", "Ronald Ramsey, Sr.", "Ross Tolleson", "Steve Gooch", "Tommie Williams", "Valencia Seay", "William Jackson", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-02-19"
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last_action: "2015-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63a05559-221e-4c9b-a518-c73bbd55ce5a"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "b257cab1dd9a1c3d430b8ce0131753e83ea13053e571fd64ef741c46009a8696"
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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 SB 134 (2015_16) — Speed Detection Devices; provide for a rebuttable presumption for law enforcement agencies' use of speed detection devices
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed detection devices, so as to provide for a rebuttable presumption for law enforcement agencies' use of speed detection devices when fines are less than a certain percent of the agencies' operating budgets; to provide for related matters; 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. **As introduced LC 39 0907** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/148539.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150567.pdf)
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3. **LC 29 6617S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152078.pdf)
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4. **SB 134/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153972.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **52–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Curt Thompson — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Fran Millar — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Hunter Hill — primary (person)
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- Jack Hill — primary (person)
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- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- John Wilkinson — primary (person)
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- Joshua McKoon — primary (person)
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- Judson Hill — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Michael Williams — primary (person)
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- Mike Crane — primary (person)
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- Mike Crane — primary (person)
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- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
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- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
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- Ronald Ramsey, Sr. — primary (person)
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- Ross Tolleson — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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- William Jackson — primary (person)
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- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-19** Senate Hopper
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- **2015-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-02** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-09** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-09** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2015-03-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-27** House Reconsidered
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- **2015-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-27** House Passed/Adopted Reconsidered Bill/Resolution By Substitute
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-09** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-05-06** Act 180 `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-01** 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/63a05559-221e-4c9b-a518-c73bbd55ce5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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