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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"C.J.'s Law\"; penalty for hit and run accidents that result in serious injury; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for a penalty for hit and run accidents that result in serious injury; to clarify a cross-reference relating to suspensions of drivers' licenses; to provide a definition; to provide a short title; 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: "2019_20"
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identifier: "SB 1"
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citation: "Georgia SB 1 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Donzella James", "Elena Parent", "Ellis Black", "Emanuel Jones", "Greg Kirk", "Harold Jones II", "Jennifer Jordan", "Matt Brass", "Zahra Karinshak"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2018-11-19"
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last_action: "2019-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa770bfd-cc42-40db-a81a-851bc35be1d7"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "c848a31fd1ef34317231f088448ec156aaa959a9813b7c868090014a4bb0ef94"
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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 1 (2019_20) — "C.J.'s Law"; penalty for hit and run accidents that result in serious injury; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for a penalty for hit and run accidents that result in serious injury; to clarify a cross-reference relating to suspensions of drivers' licenses; to provide a definition; to provide a short title; 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 44 0971** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/179796.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182320.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 41 1779S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180817.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1 AM 41 0409** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182235.pdf)
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5. **Floor amend 2 AM 41 0410** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182237.pdf)
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6. **SB 1 Prefile LC 44 0971** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/179348.pdf)
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7. **SB1/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185732.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **50–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Donzella James — 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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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Jennifer Jordan — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Zahra Karinshak — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-11-19** Senate Prefiled `introduction`
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- **2019-01-28** Senate Hopper
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- **2019-01-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2019-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-03** Act 151 `executive-signature`
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- **2019-07-01** 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/aa770bfd-cc42-40db-a81a-851bc35be1d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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