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| Bill | Motor vehicles; clarify what constitutes an obstruction for purposes of exceptions to when a vehicle is to drive on the right side of roadway | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving on right side of roadway, overtaking and passing, and following too closely, so as to clarify what constitutes an obstruction for purposes of exceptions to when a vehicle is to drive on the right side of the roadway; to provide for proper operation of a motor vehicle when overtaking a bicyclist; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | HB 353 | Georgia HB 353 (2021_22) |
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Georgia HB 353 (2021_22) — Motor vehicles; clarify what constitutes an obstruction for purposes of exceptions to when a vehicle is to drive on the right side of roadway
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving on right side of roadway, overtaking and passing, and following too closely, so as to clarify what constitutes an obstruction for purposes of exceptions to when a vehicle is to drive on the right side of the roadway; to provide for proper operation of a motor vehicle when overtaking a bicyclist; 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 353/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 2837/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 2902S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 2902S/hs (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 164–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Angelika Kausche — primary (person)
- Charles Martin — primary (person)
- Marcus Wiedower — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Teri Anulewicz — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-02-08 House Hopper
- 2021-02-09 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2021-02-10 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2021-02-16 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-02-18 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2021-02-18 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2021-02-22 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2021-03-22 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-22 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2021-03-25 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2021-03-25 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2021-04-05 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2021-05-04 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2021-05-04 Act 221
executive-signature - 2021-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8618e3f3-82a0-4952-a56c-e2060b00cab7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).