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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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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.
- As introduced LC 48 0834 (committee substitute) — source
- As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- Committee sub LC 48 0873S (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 3894S/hss (committee substitute) — source
- SB 218/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #281 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 44–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #265 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 171–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #190 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 56–0 (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).