Redlight/handlebar Bill in GA Senate

Yankee's Motorcycle Update

Senate Bill (SB76) was favorably reported by substitute from the Senate
Committee on March 5th.






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2015-2016 Regular Session - SB 76
"Motorcycle Mobility Safety Act"; safe operation of a motorcycle;
inoperative traffic-control signal

Sponsored By

(1)
<http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/Member.aspx?Member=26&Session=24>
Jackson, Bill 24th(2)
<http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/Member.aspx?Member=799&Session=24>
Wilkinson, John 50th(3)
<http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/Member.aspx?Member=805&Session=24>
Jones, Burt 25th

(4)
<http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/Member.aspx?Member=753&Session=24>
Bethel, Charlie 54th(5)
<http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/Member.aspx?Member=719&Session=24>
Miller, Butch 49th(6)
<http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/Member.aspx?Member=23&Session=24>
Hill, Judson 32nd

Committees

SC:
<http://www.senate.ga.gov/committees/en-US/Committee.aspx?Committee=81&Sessi
on=24> Public SafetyHC:

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-20 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obedience to traffic-control devices,
so as to provide for the safe operation of a motorcycle or lightweight motor
vehicle through an inoperative traffic-control signal; to provide for a
short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.

Status History

Mar/05/2015 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Feb/03/2015 - Senate Read and Referred

Feb/02/2015 - Senate Hopper

Current Version <http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150068.pdf>
Open Current


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A step in the right direction!!

Senate has our bill, now is the time for US to act!
Talk to, e mail and call your senators!!!

IF you`re interested...
Or don`t act...
You can just sit at the light, get run over?