SB 488 - Drivers' Licenses; allow foreign nationals to keep license from their home country; exempt nonresidents; meet all licensing requirements in Georgia
Current Status
01/01/09 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to allow foreign nationals to keep their license from their home country; to exempt nonresidents from getting a Georgia license as long as they meet all licensing requirements in Georgia except for residency; to provide that verification of lawful presence in the United States is necessary to receive a temporary driver's license; to provide that the maximum term of a temporary license is three years; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
Electronically Recorded Votes| Date | Time | Vote No | Yeas | Nays | NV | Exc | Description |
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| 02/29/2008 | 9:54AM | Senate Vote #648 | 050 | 000 | 001 | 005 | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE |
| 04/02/2008 | 6:40PM | House Vote #1006 | 120 | 036 | 015 | 009 | PASS |
| 04/04/2008 | 4:44PM | Senate Vote #1005 | 041 | 001 | 007 | 007 | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE |
Status History
Bill History| Date | Action |
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| 02/20/2008 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 02/27/2008 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 02/28/2008 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 02/29/2008 | Senate Third Read |
| 02/29/2008 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 03/04/2008 | House First Readers |
| 03/05/2008 | House Second Readers |
| 03/28/2008 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 04/02/2008 | House Third Readers |
| 04/02/2008 | House Passed/Adopted |
| 04/04/2008 | Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub |
| 04/11/2008 | Senate Sent to Governor |
| 05/14/2008 | Senate Date Signed by Governor |
| 05/14/2008 | Act 787 |
| 01/01/2009 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 01/01/2009 | Effective Date |
